Lucknow, Oct. 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI), has set the assembly elections rolling, as it has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to transfer officers associated with election-related work who are posted in their home districts or have served in the same district for three years or more, ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
The UP chief secretary and DGP have been directed by the ECI to submit compliance reports to the Commission by November 30, an instruction issued by the ECI late last night.
However this time the ECI, unlike previous assembly or Lok Sabha elections, when district magistrates and superintendents of police were usually transferred, the latest directive covers a wider range of administrative and electio...