Nuapada, Nov. 11 -- A presiding officer was suspended over a breach of voting secrecy during the Nuapada bypoll today, informed Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan.

The incident took place at booth number 36 in Kuliabandh. According to the CEO, Presiding Officer Dhananjay Mallik failed to prevent an attendant from pressing the button on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on behalf of an elderly woman voter.

After the suspension, the first polling officer assumed charge, and a reserve officer was deployed to fill the vacant position to ensure the polling process continued smoothly.

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