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Bengal's Top Poll Official Now Chief Secretary, Trinamool Says "Shameless"
- Monday May 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
In a post on X, Trinamool's Saket Gokhale said the move showed BJP and the ECI were "being open about stealing the election" and questioned whether the courts were "blind or complicit".
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www.ndtv.com
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62% Of Poll Body Observers Deployed In Bengal From BJP-Ruled States
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
The poll body has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Oppo
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Body Reshuffles 18 Senior Officers In Bengal Ahead Of Assembly Elections
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
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www.ndtv.com
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'Arbitrary, Unilateral Move': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Reshuffle
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, putting on record her protest against the state's removal of top bureaucrats ahead of the assembly election.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Body vs Trinamool To Escalate? 25 Bengal Officers Made Central Observers
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
In a move that is likely to escalate the face-off between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government, the poll panel has picked 15 IAS officers, including the Bengal Home secretary, and 10 IPS officers from the state as central observers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cancel Transfers Of Officers Deputed As SIR Observers: Poll Body To Bengal
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The tussle between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government escalated on Tuesday as the poll body directed the state to cancel the transfer of three IAS officers deputed as electoral roll observers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Nandini Chakravorty, West Bengal's First Woman Chief Secretary
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nandini Chakravorty was appointed on Wednesday as the chief secretary of West Bengal, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the state, a senior official said.
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Bengal Bureaucrat Officer Targeted By BJP Moved Out Of Governor's Office
- Thursday February 16, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will set up a new team at the Raj Bhavan to handle his affairs and in the first move in that direction, his Principal Secretary Nandini Chakravorty has been moved to the Tourism Department from the Raj Bhavan.
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www.ndtv.com
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IAS Officer's Twitter Thread On How To Be "Smart Aspirant" For Interview
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma
Jitin Yadav, an IAS officer of 2016 batch, West Bengal cadre, shared a small tip on how to be a "smart aspirant".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Strong Reservations": Mamata Banerjee To PM On Proposal To Change IAS Cadre Rules
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Expressing "strong reservations" to Centre's proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to roll back the decision
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Kolkata Fake Vaccination Drive: Suvendu Adhikari Writes To Health Minister, Seeks Central Probe
- Saturday June 26, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP MLA and leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has written to Union health ministry, demanding a probe by central agencies into a fake vaccination drive conducted in the city by a man who allegedly posed as an IAS officer.
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"Severe Dent To IAS Steel Frame": Government Sources On Bengal Ex-Chief Secretary's Conduct
- Wednesday June 2, 2021
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Neeta Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Irrespective of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stance and conduct, the state's then Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay should not have acted the way he did on May 28, government sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Suspend Top Officer For Power Misuse In Bengal Election: Poll Body To UP
- Thursday March 25, 2021
- Assembly West Bengal | Press Trust of India with NDTV inputs
The Election Commission has ordered suspension of an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer who was deployed as an observer for West Bengal assembly polls for his alleged misconduct with district officials and misuse of official position among other charges.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal Government Makes Key Poll Appointments Ahead Of Election Commission Visit
- Wednesday January 20, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
IAS officers Smaraki Mahapatra and Sanghamitra Ghosh were appointed as the joint chief electoral officer and additional chief electoral officer, respectively, by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, a day before the full bench of the Election Commission visits the state to review the poll preparedness, an official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Officials To Stay At Home After IAS Officer's Son Tests Positive
- Wednesday March 18, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A few senior West Bengal government officials, including Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, were asked to stay at home after they came in contact with an officer whose son tested positive for coronavirus, sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal's Top Poll Official Now Chief Secretary, Trinamool Says "Shameless"
- Monday May 11, 2026
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh
In a post on X, Trinamool's Saket Gokhale said the move showed BJP and the ECI were "being open about stealing the election" and questioned whether the courts were "blind or complicit".
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www.ndtv.com
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62% Of Poll Body Observers Deployed In Bengal From BJP-Ruled States
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
The poll body has appointed 294 General Observers in West Bengal, effectively ensuring that each Assembly constituency is monitored by one IAS officer. Notably, 62 per cent of these officers are from BJP-ruled states, while 111 officers are from Oppo
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Body Reshuffles 18 Senior Officers In Bengal Ahead Of Assembly Elections
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs).
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www.ndtv.com
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'Arbitrary, Unilateral Move': Mamata Banerjee To Poll Chief Over Reshuffle
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, putting on record her protest against the state's removal of top bureaucrats ahead of the assembly election.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Body vs Trinamool To Escalate? 25 Bengal Officers Made Central Observers
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
In a move that is likely to escalate the face-off between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government, the poll panel has picked 15 IAS officers, including the Bengal Home secretary, and 10 IPS officers from the state as central observers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cancel Transfers Of Officers Deputed As SIR Observers: Poll Body To Bengal
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The tussle between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government escalated on Tuesday as the poll body directed the state to cancel the transfer of three IAS officers deputed as electoral roll observers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Nandini Chakravorty, West Bengal's First Woman Chief Secretary
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nandini Chakravorty was appointed on Wednesday as the chief secretary of West Bengal, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the state, a senior official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Bureaucrat Officer Targeted By BJP Moved Out Of Governor's Office
- Thursday February 16, 2023
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will set up a new team at the Raj Bhavan to handle his affairs and in the first move in that direction, his Principal Secretary Nandini Chakravorty has been moved to the Tourism Department from the Raj Bhavan.
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www.ndtv.com
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IAS Officer's Twitter Thread On How To Be "Smart Aspirant" For Interview
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma
Jitin Yadav, an IAS officer of 2016 batch, West Bengal cadre, shared a small tip on how to be a "smart aspirant".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Strong Reservations": Mamata Banerjee To PM On Proposal To Change IAS Cadre Rules
- Wednesday January 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Expressing "strong reservations" to Centre's proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to roll back the decision
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www.ndtv.com
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Kolkata Fake Vaccination Drive: Suvendu Adhikari Writes To Health Minister, Seeks Central Probe
- Saturday June 26, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
BJP MLA and leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has written to Union health ministry, demanding a probe by central agencies into a fake vaccination drive conducted in the city by a man who allegedly posed as an IAS officer.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Severe Dent To IAS Steel Frame": Government Sources On Bengal Ex-Chief Secretary's Conduct
- Wednesday June 2, 2021
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Neeta Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor
Irrespective of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stance and conduct, the state's then Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay should not have acted the way he did on May 28, government sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Suspend Top Officer For Power Misuse In Bengal Election: Poll Body To UP
- Thursday March 25, 2021
- Assembly West Bengal | Press Trust of India with NDTV inputs
The Election Commission has ordered suspension of an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer who was deployed as an observer for West Bengal assembly polls for his alleged misconduct with district officials and misuse of official position among other charges.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal Government Makes Key Poll Appointments Ahead Of Election Commission Visit
- Wednesday January 20, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
IAS officers Smaraki Mahapatra and Sanghamitra Ghosh were appointed as the joint chief electoral officer and additional chief electoral officer, respectively, by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, a day before the full bench of the Election Commission visits the state to review the poll preparedness, an official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Officials To Stay At Home After IAS Officer's Son Tests Positive
- Wednesday March 18, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
A few senior West Bengal government officials, including Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, were asked to stay at home after they came in contact with an officer whose son tested positive for coronavirus, sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com