Voting machines recovered from Gautam Ghosh's house.

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Bengal: EC Suspends Poll Officer For Keeping EVM At TMC Leader House

The Election Commission has suspended polling officer Tapan Sarkar for allegedly keeping the EVM and VVPAT with him on his visit to TMC leader Gautam Ghosh's residence on April 5. After recovery of the reserve machines, it was revealed that Sarkar visited Ghosh in Howrah's Uluberia and had slept overnight. The EC has warned of strict action against the people involved, and said recovered voting machines will not be used.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 - 11:39 AM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: West Bengal, Tapan Sarkar, Gautam Ghosh, evm, VVPAT, Uluberia, Howrah

Courtesy: India Today