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EC removes SB Shashank as Mizoram CEO days before polls; Ashish Kundra takes over

Mizoram goes to polls on November 28 and counting of votes will be held on December 11.

EC removes SB Shashank as Mizoram CEO days before polls; Ashish Kundra takes over

Election Commission of India (File Photo: IANS)

The Election Commission Thursday appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra as poll-bound Mizoram’s new chief electoral officer, replacing SB Shashank.

The order came after some civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank’s ouster over a row on allowing Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps to exercise their franchise from there.

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“The Election Commission of India in consultation with the Government of Mizoram hereby nominates Ashish Kundra as the chief electoral officer for the state of Mizoram with immediate effect,” a notification issued by the EC said.

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The EC had earlier asked the Mizoram government for a panel of names to replace SB Shashank.

Mizoram goes to polls on November 28. Counting of votes will be held on December 11.

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