Key Takeaways
- A case was registered against Maha police officer Ganesh Ashok Shinde for violating the code of conduct during elections.
- Shinde posted a photo of his postal ballot paper on social media, breaching the confidentiality of voting.
- The incident took place at polling station number three in Malabar Hill Constituency, Mumbai.
Mumbai: A case of violation of the code of conduct has been registered against police Constable Ganesh Ashok Shinde for posting the photo of his postal ballot paper on his social media handle, Balasaheb Vakchoure, Election Returning Officer of Malabar Hill Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Mumbai district, said on Saturday.
Shinde, after registering his vote for Ashti Vidhan Sabha Constituency, District Beed through postal ballot paper, took a photo of the ballot paper in his cell phone and made it viral on social media.
A case has been registered against him for disobeying the legal order and breaching the confidentiality of voting for disobeying the legal order due to posting the photo of the postal ballot paper on social media.
In Malabar Hill Constituency, Wilson College, Netaji Subhashchandra Road, Girgaon Chowpatty, Charni Road, Mumbai has set up a Facilitation Center for postal voting for officers and employees of the Police Department.
The said incident took place at polling station number three in this center.
Voters were strictly advised to refrain from using mobile phones at polling stations. They were also required to vote in complete privacy and fill out the ballot paper and Form 13A in a sealed envelope before dropping it in the ballot box. This information was given by polling center president Prasanna Madhusudan Tambe.
Shinde has registered a case in Gadevi Police Station, Mumbai, for violating the confidentiality of ballot papers, a statement added.
