EC orders removal of Home Secretaries in six states to ensure fair elections

In a decisive move towards upholding the principles of free, fair and transparent elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued orders for the removal of Home Secretaries in six states namely Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and



Uttarakhand.

Additionally, the Secretary of the General Administrative Department in Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh have also been removed.The commission has directed all the State Governments to transfer the officers connected with election-related work, who have completed three years or are in their home districts.