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ECI shunts out West Bengal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary

Kolkata, March 15 (UNI) Hours after the declaration of the West Bengal Assembly Election schedule, the Election Commission of India on Sunday night removed the Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena.
A late night communique from the ECI to the state government said Dushyant Nariwal, a 1993 batch IAS officer, has been posted as the new Chief Secretary.
Sanghamitra Ghosh, a 1997 batch IAS officer, has been posted as the new secretary of the Home and Hill Affairs department.
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