Minor inside polling booth: Maharashtra SEC orders action against election official, cop

Key Highlights

• In the video, NCP (SP) candidate Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil's son is seen standing next to him inside a polling booth, pressing the EVM button.
• The SEC, in a letter to the Solapur collector on February 10, stated that permitting a child inside the polling compartment was a violation of election rules.
• Based on a preliminary report, the poll body found negligence in election duty by polling officer Anna Savata Budhe and police constable Gajanan Sitaram Rajut, who were deployed at the booth.
• The SEC has ordered the immediate suspension of both officials and departmental disciplinary proceedings against them.
• It has also directed the district administration to submit a detailed compliance report at the earliest.