New Delhi, November 15: Poll-bound Mizoram’s Chief Electoral Officer, S B Shashank, was removed by the Election Commission on Thursday, following strong protests against him.
Shashank has been replaced by IAS officer Ashish Kundra.
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.
“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.
The EC had earlier asked the Mizoram government for a panel of names to replace Shashank.
Mizoram goes to polls on November 28. Agencies
