VARANASI, Nov. 27 -- Azamgarh district magistrate/district election officer Ravindra Kumar ordered the suspension of a lekhpal and a booth-level officer after finding serious lapses during an inspection of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Lalganj area of Azamgarh district, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The DM conducted surprise inspection of least progressive booths in the Lalganj 351 assembly constituency late Tuesday evening and observed laxity on part of the BLO and lekhpal. The DM expressed strong displeasure over the negligence and took immediate action. He visited booth number 407 (Primary School Shahpur). Booth level officer Rafiullah, a Shiksha Mitra, was found grossly negligent in distributing and digitizing the forms following which the DM ordered his suspension on the spot. Similarly, at booth number 385 at the primary school in Udhra Kuba, lekhpal and supervisor Vinod Kumar Yadav was found to have failed to provide accurate information and necessary support to BLO Indu Devi. Similarly, at Booth No 383, BLO Preeti Singh Deepa did not receive required assistance from the same lekhpal, leading to delays and negligence in the revision exercise. Taking note of these lapses, the DEO ordered suspension of the lekhpal and directed disciplinary action against him. The DEO also observed unsatisfactory conditions at booth numbers 361, 362 and 363. He issued strict instructions to BLOs Anil Kumar, Prem Sheela Devi and Meera Prajapati to promptly collect forms and ensure timely digitisation. The DM gave clear instructions that the work of voter list revision is extremely important and negligence will not be tolerated at any level. Surprise revisions of other vulnerable booths will also be conducted in the coming days. During this inspection, sub divisional magistrate (SDM) Lalganj Rajkumar Baitha, Tehsildar Lalganj Umesh Kumar Singh, revenue officials, and other employees were also present....