About 26 sector magistrates deputed to revise voter list were found absent from their duty during a surprise check.
District election officer D. K. Singh said that one-day salary will be deducted of the magistrates who were absent.
The magistrates were found absent from duty during a surprise check.
These sector magistrates were deputed to revise voter list and check booth-level officers in every polling booth in six assembly constituencies in the district, Singh said.
It was found that 116 sector magistrates were found absent from work on October 8 to October 9 in the district, he added.
On the election commission directive, revision of voter list has started in every assembly constituencies for preparation in the upcoming assembly polls of 2017.
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