State
Probe is on to fix responsibility on proxy vote in city booth
Shillong, Feb 27: The election officer, East Khasi Hills has ordered a probe into a proxy voting case at Mizo Modern High School polling station, Nongrim Hills under Nongthymmai constituency.
“We are enquiring into the matter”, Deputy Commissioner SC Sadhu said on Monday.
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After the voter named Bikram Kumar Rai found that some one else by the same name had voted , the matter was taken up by the election officials who assured action of replacing the poll officials.
Rai was allowed to vote but questions on how there can be a proxy vote in the electronic age linger.