ECI Appoints Bengal Home Secretary, Top Cops as Poll Observers; Summons Officers to Delhi
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News18•28-01-2026, 23:59
ECI Appoints Bengal Home Secretary, Top Cops as Poll Observers; Summons Officers to Delhi
- •The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed West Bengal's home secretary, two police commissioners, and two range IGs as election observers for the upcoming assembly elections, a move described as unprecedented.
- •A large batch of IAS and IPS officers from West Bengal has been summoned to Delhi for intensive briefing sessions at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), Dwarka.
- •Briefing meetings for central observers for assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry are scheduled in three batches on February 5 and 6.
- •The ECI communication emphasizes mandatory attendance for all summoned officers, warning of disciplinary proceedings for any unauthorized absence.
- •Senior officers note that this level of institutional oversight, particularly involving core state election machinery officials, is unprecedented compared to past election cycles.
Why It Matters: ECI takes unprecedented steps by appointing Bengal's top officials as poll observers and summoning them to Delhi.
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