West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: EC orders major reshuffle ahead of polls; 5 IPS officers posted as DIGs, 13 IAS officers appointed DMs to serve as…
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West Bengal Assembly Election will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4.
West Bengal Assembly Election: In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of the two-phased West Bengal Assembly Election next month, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the appointments of 13 IAS officers as district magistrates (DMs), while five IPS officers have been posted as deputy inspectors general (DIGs) in the poll-bound state.
As per an official communication, IAS officers including Jitin Yadav (Cooch Behar), Sandeep Ghosh (Jalpaiguri), Vivek Kumar (Uttar Dinajpur), Rajanvir Singh Kapur (Malda) and R Arjun (Murshidabad) have been posted as DMs who will also serve as district election officers (DEOs).
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