Archive · 28 Oct 2025
West Bengal Govt. Transfers Bureaucrats Amidst Electoral Roll Revision
The West Bengal government has moved over 500 officials around.
This happened around the time the Election Commission announced a review of voter lists.
The government says it's a normal process.
However, the opposition BJP believes this is an attempt to hinder the upcoming voter list review, where they hope to identify and remove 'fake' voters.
The TMC defends the move, calling it a regular administrative action.
The review of the electoral rolls starts on November 4 and is connected to the upcoming elections.
The West Bengal government transferred over 500 bureaucrats.
Transfers included 67 IAS and 460 WBCS officers.
Transfer notifications were dated October 24.
The BJP complained about the transfers to the Chief Election Commissioner.
The TMC called the transfers a routine measure.
- Who
- West Bengal Government
- What
- Transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid electoral roll revision.
- When
- October 2025, with SIR beginning November 4, 2025
- Where
- West Bengal
- Why
- Unspecified, but related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Officer Transfers
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Routine administrative measure; no link to the SIR.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Attempt to manipulate the SIR process.
- Event
- Mass Transfer of Bureaucrats
- Number of Officers Transferred
- Over 500
- Type of Officers Transferred
- IAS & WBCS
- Date of Notifications
- October 24
- Start of SIR Exercise
- November 4
- Draft Electoral Roll Release
- December 9
- Final Electoral Rolls Publication
- February 7
Sources
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