Election Commission Removes Cop After Trinamool Makes His Wife Candidate

According to rules, no one in the family of a candidate can be involved the election process.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday removed Superintendent of Police of Howrah (Rural) Soumya Roy after his wife became a candidate of the ruling Trinamool Congress for the assembly elections in West Bengal, an official said.

The TMC has nominated Mr Roy's wife, actress Lovely Maitra, for the Sonapur Dakshin seat in South 24 Parganas district.

According to rules, no one in the family of a candidate can be involved in the election process, the official of the Chief Electoral Officers office said.