A Polling officer at Kovilpathu Municipal elementary school in Nagapattinam district was shifted from duty following a complaint by a political party that he cast votes of visually impaired people against their preference, officials said.
Rajendran was shifted on a complaint from Manitha Neya Makkal Katchi that the officer, under the guise of helping the visually impaired, cast the votes to a particular candidate and not the one preferred by the voters.
Aother officer was posted in his place, they said.
SOURCE: Business Standard
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Month of Issue:
April
Year of Issue:
2 014
Source:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/poll-official-shifted-for-acting-arbitrarily-114042400908_1.html
Place:
Tamil Nadu
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National
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