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The poll body has rejected the Trinamool appeal for a recount of votes at Nandigram. (File) New Delhi: The Election Commission has said that the Returning Officer (RO) is the "final authority under the law" in the matter of recounting in the Nandigram assembly constituency. "Certain sections of media have reported about the matter of recounting in Nandigram AC. Returning officer (RO) of an assembly constituency performs statutory functions under the RP Act, 1951 in quasi-judicial capacity independently. Whether it is nomination, polling or counting, the RO acts strictly in accordance with th...

"We will move the court over it. This is unacceptable," Mamata Banerjee had said. New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's conduct at a polling booth in Nandigram last week is under scanner, the Election Commission has indicated, dismissing her allegations of disruption of polling at the booth. Calling Ms Banerjee's handwritten complaint "factually incorrect" and "devoid of substance", the Commission said it is contemplating action under the relevant sections of the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of the People Act. Ms Banerjee has been in a collision course with ...