A Bihar election officer was suspended after VVPAT slips from a mock poll were found scattered on a roadside in Samastipur. The Election Commission assured polling integrity remains intact and ordered an inquiry while registering a case against the assistant returning officer

An assistant returning officer was suspended on Saturday and a case registered against him after a large number of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips were found on the roadside in Bihar’s Samastipur district. The Election Commission swung into action after a purported video of it went viral on social media.

The Chief Electoral Officer’s office said the district magistrate has been directed to visit the spot and inquire into the matter. “As these are VVPAT slips of a mock poll, the integrity of the po

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