Uttar Pradesh: Four police officials suspended for checking voters’ documents without authorisation

The Election Commission on Wednesday suspended four police personnel in Uttar Pradesh for checking voters’ documents in violation of poll regulations and preventing them from casting their ballot.

Bye-elections are underway in nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

The Samajwadi Party alleged that at several places, police personnel were checking voters’ identification documents. Only polling officers have the right to check the documents, the party said in a complaint to the Election Commission.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav posted a video on X showing police personnel questioning voters and urged the Election Commission to take action.

The Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer said that the complaint was taken seriously and that two police personnel each had been suspended from the Mirapur and Sisamau Assembly constituencies. The local authorities were directed to ensure that only polling officials check voter identification documents, the chief electoral officer added.

ट्वीट का संज्ञान लिया गया है। संबंधित उपनिरीक्षकगण को निलंबित कर दिया गया है एवं सभी को चुनाव प्रक्रिया का पूर्ण पालन सुनिश्चित करने हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है। @Uppolice @DMKanpur— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE KANPUR NAGAR (@kanpurnagarpol) November 20, 2024

Bye-elections are underway in Katehari, Karhal, Mirapur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur and Kundarki in Uttar Pradesh.

The Samajwadi Party alleged that in the Sisamau seat in the Kanpur district and Mirapur in the Muzaffarnagar...

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