2 officials suspended for allowing malpractices in Tripura polling booth

Two officials were suspended for allegedly allowing election-related malpractices in a polling booth in Tripura during the Lok Saba polls on April 19th.

The polling station falls under Ramanagar assembly constituency.

The returning officer said that the action was taken as CCTVs in the booth were out of operation and outsiders were allowed to enter the polling station with voters.

On the complaints raised by different political parties, the official said, "We have received some complaints from the political parties but in most of the cases, we couldn't verify the allegations true after response teams reached the spot. Some reports of intimidation, threats and poll malpractices were also received. In most of the cases, the complaints turned out to be false. Some arrests were made in Mohanpur constituency and some people were put under preventive arrests in Ramanagar assembly constituency."

On the first day of elections, Tripura recorded the highest turnout at 80.46 per cent, followed by West Bengal at 77.57 per cent.

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