Kerala: Poll official suspended after row about EC letter with BJP seal
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The Kerala chief electoral officer said on Tuesday that it has suspended an official in connection with a row surrounding an Election Commission letter bearing the seal of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit.
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An assistant section officer who dealt with the file in question has been placed under suspension pending inquiry, the chief electoral officer said in a social media post. A link to the original communication that had been sent to political parties, which did not have the seal of the BJP’s Kerala unit, was also provided.
Further to the clarification issued in the matter, the Assistant Section Officer dealing with the file in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer has been placed under suspension pending enquiry. The original communication sent to all political parties is available at page 29… https://t.co/ZkPZPNNMo0
— Chief Electoral Officer Kerala (@Ceokerala) March 23, 2026
The seal was on a letter dated March 19, 2019 sent to political parties across the country detailing norms about criminal antecedents of candidates.
The letter was sent along with an email on March 21.
After the matter came to light, the poll panel said that the letter carried the BJP seal due to a “purely clerical error”.
“The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer acknowledged the lapse as soon as it was detected,” added the...