EC Suspends 7 WB Officials, Orders Disciplinary Proceedings Against Them

New Delhi: Exercise of its powers under the Election Act, the Election Commission has suspended seven officials in West Bengal with immediate effect for serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and abuse of statutory powers in connection with the SIR. All the suspended officials were working as assistant election registrar for the EC.

Booth-level and election registrars and their deputies are state government employees who work on representation on behalf of the EC to update the voter list and help conduct elections.

Citing the orders, EC officials said that the poll authority has directed State Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravarty to initiate disciplinary proceedings against these officials by the relevant cadre control authorities immediately and without any delay and to inform the Commission in this regard.

The EC and the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal are at loggerheads over the ongoing private massive revision of the voter list.