Additional Chief Electoral Officer urges Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri to take action against erring polling officer

A Correspondent

TANGLA: The additional chief electoral officer of Assam has requested the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri district to take action against an erring poll officer who had allegedly refused entry to a senior journalist into the polling station.

Based on the written complaint made by senior journalist Naba Kumar Deka from Orang in Udalguri district, who works for a Guwahati-based vernacular daily, that he was denied entry into a polling station during the second phase of Lok Sabha polls by the on-duty presiding officer, additional chief electoral officer Vivekananda Phukan, vide letter no.ELE/49/2019/pt1, requested the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri district to look into the allegations and take action. This was stated by Naba Kumar Deka on Tuesday.

The presiding officer on duty at polling station no. 84 at Gelabil High School on April 18 allegedly did not allow the senior media person into the polling station even after he showed his valid special identity card issued to him by the ECI. Humiliated, Deka submitted a written complaint against the officer to the ECI on April 20 and as part of its response, the additional chief electoral officer requested the Deputy Commissioner on Monday to look into the matter and take necessary action.

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