Poll panel asks govt to complete transfer of officials by Feb 20

Bhubaneswar | Friday | 15th February, 2019

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“The ECI sought compliance on transfer of officers associated with elections posted for more than three years at one place. Their main focus was on free and fair elections,” Padhi said.The DGP said security will be tightened in areas hit by Left-wing extremism. While one can download the app anytime, it will be activated only after the election is notified. We will also adopt area dominance tactic with the help of central armed police forces in the LWE-affected areas. The user-friendly app, used as a pilot project during the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, will help in better monitoring of poll malpractices, he added..