Civic official suspended for absence from SIR duty in Palghar
A Palghar civic official has been suspended for failing to perform duties related to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The administration cited negligence and dereliction of duty as grounds for the disciplinary action.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the strict enforcement of administrative accountability during critical election-related processes.
An assistant electoral registration officer appointed for the Election Commission's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been suspended for allegedly remaining absent from duty without permission in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Saturday (August 1, 2026).
The Palghar administration, in a release, said that Gopal Chaudhari, group education officer of the Vasai Panchayat Samiti, repeatedly failed to perform his designated tasks for the 132-Nalasopara constituency.
After he was appointed the assistant electoral registration officer, Chaudhari remained absent from duty without prior intimation or permission from the competent authority and did not carry out any work related to the SIR programme, it stated.
It alleged that his negligence, lack of attention, delay in work and dereliction of duty adversely affected election-related work in the constituency.
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