Taking cognisance of complaints from the Samajwadi Party, the Election Commission sought a detailed report from the Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer over allegations of bias in the posting of officials belonging to certain communities ahead of bypolls in the state, sources said on Friday.

A Samajwadi Party delegation met the Commission on Thursday and alleged bias and politicisation of postings of booth-level officers (BLOs) in Kundarki assembly seat of Moradabad district and Sisamau constituency of Kanpur district.

The party alleged that 12 booth-level officers and supervisors from two communities were recently replaced.

In Uttar Pradesh, the bypolls are due in 10 constituencies.

Nine of the 10 assembly seats fell vacant as the sitting MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha in the recently-concluded parliamentary polls, while the Sisamau seat fell vacant following the conviction of SP MLA Irfan Solanki in a criminal case. He now stands disqualified.

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