State Election Commissioner Thakur Ram Singh on Saturday denied that there was any violation of norms in printing ballot papers for urban-body elections in the state.
Clarifying on the allegations of former minister and senior BJP leader Rajesh Munat, he said printing ballot papers in a private printing press is not unprecedented. Special precautions were taken and the printing was done amid tight security, he further said.
All the necessary precaution was taken in the printing of the ballot papers and the entire process was as per the set norms, the official claimed.
Singh also refuted the charges that there was irregularity in the process of selecting private printing press and said the entire tendering process was transparent.