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Bihar polls: EC replaces observers

By Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna
October 04, 2005 15:35 IST
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The Election Commission has replaced nearly a dozen observers appointed by it to conduct free and fair Bihar assembly polls.

Sources in the state election department confirmed on Tuesday that the commission has replaced nearly a dozen observers.

Aerial surveillance for Bihar polls

According to sources, the obervers replaced include two Indian Administrative Services oficers of the Maharashtra cadre. M M Adpani and B V Gopal Reddy have replaced S Paudwal and Sanjeev Kumar from the same cadre.

Other observes replaced were Satyajit Ranjan and B Thiruppugaj, Arnab Roy.

The Election Commission has appointed 243 observers for 243 assembly constituencies and 38 expenditure observers.

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Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna