Kolkata, June 25 -- Krishna Gupta, an senior Indian Adminstrative Service (IAS) officer, was on Thursday appointed the new State Election Commissioner (SEC) of West Bengal.
The appointment by the state government assumes significance as elections to the Municipal Corporations of Kolkata, Howrah and Durgapur could be held by the end of the year.
The SEC conducts the civic and panchayat polls in the state.
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