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26 sector magistrates found absent from duty

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
About 26 sector magistrates deputed to revise voter list were found absent from their duty during a surprise check.

District election officer D K Singh said that one-day salary will be deducted of the magistrates who were absent. The magistrates were found absent from duty during a surprise check.

These sector magistrates were deputed to revise voter list and check booth-level officers in every polling booth in six assembly constituencies in the district, Singh said.

It was found that 116 sector magistrates were found absent from work on October 8 to October 9 in the district, he added.

On the election commission directive, revision of voter list has started in every assembly constituenciesfor preparation in the upcoming assembly polls of 2017.

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First Published: Oct 25 2016 | 12:57 PM IST

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