India, March 16 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered the transfer and fresh postings of five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in Assam as part of preparations for the upcoming 2026 assembly elections.

The commission directed the state government to implement the transfers with immediate effect to ensure administrative neutrality during the election process and submit a compliance report confirming that the officers have assumed charge at their respective postings by March 17.

According to the orders, the IAS officers posted as district election officers (DEOs) are P Uday Praveen in Kokrajhar, Srishti Singh in Majuli, Kimnei Changsan in Baksa, Madhusudan Nath in Chir...