New Delhi, April 8 -- The Election Commission of India on Wednesday ordered the recall of Cooch Behar Dakshin General Observer, after he was found unknown about the number of polling stations in his assembly constituency during the briefing of polling body, officials said.

"During the briefing of the Observers by the ECI, it was observed that Anurag Yadav, General Observer, Cooch Behar Dakshin, did not even know the number of Polling Stations in his Assembly Constituency. He has been immediately recalled by the order of the Commission," the officials said.

This development comes amidst the ongoing faceoff within West Bengal between the TMC-led state government and Election Commission of India.

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