Election Commission of India revises transfer policy

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised its policy exempting Jammu and Kashmir and States, Union Territories, having up to five Parliamentary Constituencies, from its new transfer policy. The Commission had further directed that the States and UTs comprising up to two Parliamentary Constituencies were exempted from this rule. The Commission says that all the DEOs, Deputy DEOs, RO, AROs, and Range ADGs, IGs, DIGs, SSPs, SPs, Additional SPs, Deputy SPs, Circle Officers (or equivalent rank police officers) shall be posted out if they are completing three years during the last 4 years in the same Parliamentary Constituency or districts. On February 23, 2024, the Commission had directed the State and UT Governments to ensure that officers who are transferred out of the district after completing three years are not posted in another district within the same Parliamentary Constituency.