The Election Commission is going to take legal action against 134 officials, including a returning officer, for huge irregularities in the Gaibandha-5 by-election.
Of these, there is one Additional Deputy Commissioner (Composite), one Executive Magistrate, 126 Presiding Officers and five Sub-Inspectors (SI).
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal confirmed the matter to reporters at Nibchan Bhawan in Agargaon in the city on Thursday.