EC orders transfers of senior officials in five poll-bound states; zero tolerance for any ‘partisan behaviour’

The Fact News Service

New Delhi, October 12

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of nine District Magistrates, 25 senior police officials including Commissioners of Police, SPs, additional SPs and four Secretaries and Special Secretaries across five poll-bound states due to “unsatisfactory performance”, sources said.

The poll panel’s action came two days after the election schedule was announced in five states – Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan.

The sources said the poll panel has given directions for immediate handover of charge of officers transferred to immediate juniors and directed respective states to send the panel by 5 pm on October 12.

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