<p>District Election Officer S B Bommanahalli on Thursday suspended a polling officer for attending the election duty in an inebriated state.</p>.<p>Prakash Veerabhadrappa Nashipudi, a teacher at Government Primary School in Tenginhal of Savadatti taluk, had been deputed as the polling officer for polling station 9 in Gokak<br />Assembly constituency. He had come to the mustering centre drunk and created ruckus.</p>.<p>Nashipudi was taken to the government hospital for checkup wherein it was confirmed by medical officers that he was drunk, and was admitted for a detailed checkup. The officer in question, however, fled from the hospital.</p>.<p>District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner S B Bommanahalli suspended Nashipudi with immediate effect for dereliction of election duty and under Karnataka Civil Services Rules.</p>
<p>District Election Officer S B Bommanahalli on Thursday suspended a polling officer for attending the election duty in an inebriated state.</p>.<p>Prakash Veerabhadrappa Nashipudi, a teacher at Government Primary School in Tenginhal of Savadatti taluk, had been deputed as the polling officer for polling station 9 in Gokak<br />Assembly constituency. He had come to the mustering centre drunk and created ruckus.</p>.<p>Nashipudi was taken to the government hospital for checkup wherein it was confirmed by medical officers that he was drunk, and was admitted for a detailed checkup. The officer in question, however, fled from the hospital.</p>.<p>District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner S B Bommanahalli suspended Nashipudi with immediate effect for dereliction of election duty and under Karnataka Civil Services Rules.</p>
