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In an unprecedented reshuffle of the state administrative list, West Bengal has transferred a massive number of civil servants, just ahead of a statewide SIR push by the Election Commission of India. The list of transferred officials includes 10 district magistrates, 22 additional district magistrates, and 15 sub-divisional officers from the districts of North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Paraganas, East Midnapore, Jhargram, Cooch Behar, Murshidabad, Purulia, Darjeeling, Malda, and Birbhum.

This development comes in the wake of the pan-India roll out of the SIR process, the official announcement of which is expected this evening (27th October, 2025) as per multiple reports. According to ECI, the first phase of the exercise would be ca

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