Nine Bengal officials removed from poll-related posts

Posted on 7th Apr 2014 08:28 pm by admin

Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday removed nine West Bengal officials including five district police chiefs and one district magistrate from their posts and ordered they be kept away from Lok Sabha polls-related duty, said an official.

The order, which came a day after the full bench of the poll panel held wide consultations with state officials and political parties, was sent to the state Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra during the day.

The superintendents of police of West Midnapore, Bardhman, Birbhum, Malda and North 24 Parganas were removed along with the district magistrate of North 24 Parganas.

"In a letter to the chief secretary, the commission said that the nine officers be shifted to non-election related and non-field posts on intimation to the commission," chief electoral officer Sunil Gupta told reporters here.

Other news

T20 World Cup 2026: The World Cup heats up in the first two days! Title contenders avoid upsets, and the excitement reaches fever pitch.

The T20 World Cup 2026 kicked off with tremendous excitement. The tournament couldn't have asked

Jairam Ramesh to campaign in Telangana from Thursday

Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and union Minister Jairam Ramesh will start ca

Why PM Modi wants 'one country one election'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again emphasized the need for 'one nation, one election'. H

MEA: S Jaishankar broke silence on Rahul's questions, said - biggest ever deployment on LAC against China

Politics has been hot since the skirmish between Chinese soldiers and the Indian Army in Tawang,

Comeback plan: Bipasha Basu ready to return to the big screen, will announce many of her new projects this year

Actress Bipasha Basu has been away from Bollywood for a long time. Now in a recent interview, Bip

Farmer leaders meet Rajnath over land acquisition ordinance

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Farmer leaders from various parts of India Tuesday met Home Minister R

What will change for India as Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump

When Newly elected President of America Joe Biden arrives at the White House, how will this affec

China-US entangled over military aid to Russia, Moscow gave this answer

The US and China are at loggerheads amid reports of Russia seeking military help from China. Howe

America will sell the anti-tank system to Taiwan, because of China's growing threat, said necessary steps

Because of the growing military threat from China, the US State Department has approved the sale

ICC changed the rules of WTC, know why New Zealand does not get entry in the final if the new rules were implemented from the beginning

The World Test Championship title match will be played between India and New Zealand in Southampt