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BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has punished 245 people after investigations of 125 reported cases of malpractice in local elections, said a statement by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee .
The 245 were caught in a ranges malpractices, including attending banquets while inspecting performance of cadres, leaking confidential information, canvassing, seeking promotion through improper methods, and spreading fabricated information in local elections, according to the statement.
Among those punished, 47 were given "Party disciplinary and administrative punishment," which may include warning, demotion, and expulsion from Party and administrative posts.
Another 135 were given "organizational punishment," a category of penalties including criticism, demotion and dismissal.
The statement calls for stricter discipline and zero tolerance for malpractice in elections, in order to build a fair environment for local elections.
In September, 45 National People's Congress deputies from China's northeastern Liaoning Province were disqualified after discovery of a massive electoral fraud case.
