To clear the confusion created with three different orders being issued by the Election Commission, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Radha Raturi said that they would stop the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning Officer/police officer from being appointed for the constituencies they had worked in during the previous election. “The officer who has served in a constituency during the last Assembly election or by-poll would be shifted to another constituency. However, they would not be sent to other districts unnecessarily,” she said.
She said she has written to the Principal Secretary Home, Secretary Personnel/Revenue on the matter. Divisional Commissioners, DGP and DMs have been asked to complete the transfer process by September 20, she said, adding that the officers entrusted with election duties would not be allowed to remain in his home district. She added that the officer, who will complete their three years in designated places till March 31, 2017, will be transferred to other areas. Three years include his promotion tenure as well.