ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NIRVACHAN SADAN,
ASHOKA ROAD,
NEW DELHI-110001
No.437/6/1/INST/ECI/FUNCT/MCC/2020
Dated: 18th December, 2020
To
1.
The Chief Secretaries to the Government of:-
Assam, Dispur;
(ii)
Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram;
Tamil Nadu, Chennai;
(iv) West Bengal, Kolkata; and
Puducherry, Puducherry.
2.
The Chief Electoral Officers of :-
6) Assam, Dispur;
Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram;
Tamil Nadu, Chennai;
(iv) West Bengal, Kolkata; and
Puducherry, Puducherry.
Subject:-
General Elections to State Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry - Advisory for Transfer/Posting of
officers connected with conduct of elections - regarding
Sir/Madam,
The term of existing Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
and Puducherry are due to expire as under :-
S.No.
Name of State/UT
Term upto
1.
Tamil Nadu
24.05.2021
2.
Kerala
01.06.2021
3. West Bengal 30.05.2021
4. Puducherry 08.06.2021
5.
Assam
31.05.2021
2. To ensure free and fair election, the Commission has been following a consistent policy to
the effect that officers directly connected with conduct of elections in an election going State/UT
are not posted in their home districts or places where they have served for considerably long
period. Keeping this in view, detailed transfer/posting instructions were issued vide letter of
even number dated 16th January, 2019 in respect of the General Election to House of the People
2
(Lok Sabha), 2019 and State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,
Odisha and Sikkim (copy enclosed).
3.
Accordingly, it is hereby advised that in respect of all government officers directly
connected with the conduct of elections the following may be ensured:-
(0) that she/he is not posted in her/his home district.
(ii)
that she/he has not completed three years in that district during last four (4) years
or would be completing 3 years on or before 31st May, 2021.
that the officers/officials against whom the Commission had recommended
disciplinary action in past and which is pending or which has resulted in a penalty
or the officers who have been charged for any lapse in any election or election
related work in the past, may not be assigned any election related duty. Further,
any officer, who is due to retire within the coming six months, shall not be
associated with any election related duty.
(iv) that the officers posted on recommendation of the Commission during the Lok Sabha
elections, 2019 may be exempted from the aforesaid transfer policy.
4. The Commission's aforesaid advisory may be brought to notice of all concerned for strict and
timely compliance.
5. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Yours faithfully,
(NARENDRA N. BUTOLIA)
SENIOR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
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