The Election Commission of India has directed the State Government to remove all officers posted in a single location for a period exceeding more than three years.
The Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh have been proposed during the month of October-November this year. As a result, the Election Commission has commenced poll preparations.
Central Deputy Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi has already held a meeting with the public representatives and the district collectors in the State in connection with the poll preparations.
The final voter list had already been published.The district collectors had called for the voter list in sensitive and ultra sensitive polling centres in their respective districts.
It was learnt that the Election Commission had also directed the Government not to post officials and employees in their ‘home district.’
The State Government had already complied with the EC order while transferring deputy collectors in the State during the month of April-May this year, official sources informed.