EC takes action over irregularities at Chandragiri constituency

Amaravati: The Election Commission has initiated to take the actions over the irregularities that happened at five polling stations during the repolling at Chandragiri constituency.

The EC has suspended the Presiding Officers and Assistant Presiding Officer of 321, 104,316,318,313 polling booths under NR Kammapalli, Pulavarthi Palli, Kotha Kandriga, Kammapalli, Venkataramapuram and ordered to take the departmental actions against those officers.

The EC also directed the police to file the criminal case on the unauthorized persons who have committed irregularities at five polling booths in the constituency.

The repolling was held at five polling centers in Chandragiri Assembly segment on 19 May (Sunday). During the polling process, the irregularities of the officials have come to the notice of the Election Commission. With this, the EC has taken the actions against the officers who were on elections duty.