The three included Additional Chief Electoral Officer Saibal Barman, an IAS officer who was in charge of model code of conduct and law and order sections.
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According to administrative sources, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Anamika Majumdar and Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Amitjyoti Bhattacharji were also transferred.
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Anamika Majumdar looked after Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and training of election workers, while Amitjyoti Bhattacharjee was responsible for handling the media cell.
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According to sources, the names of 9 officials have been sent to the ECI to replace the transferred officers. However, it is still not clear why the three officers were transferred by the Election Commission.
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Legislative Assembly elections for 294 seats of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be held in April-May.
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