The Election Commission of India Tuesday (March 17, 2026) ordered the transfer and posting of 19 IPS officers in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. This was done after a review of poll preparedness in the state.
Among senior-level postings, Dr Rajesh Kumar Singh (IPS:1997:WB) has been posted as ADG & IGP, South Bengal Region. K Jayaraman (IPS:1997:WB) has been posted as ADG & IGP, North Bengal Region.
Dr Pranav Kumar (IPS:2003:WB) has been appointed Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur. Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi (IPS:2005:WB) will serve as Commissioner of Police, Howrah. Amit Kumar Singh (IPS:2009:WB) has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore. Sunil Kumar Yadav (IPS:2009:WB) will be Commissioner of Police, Chandannagar.
At the district level, Pushpa (IPS:2012:WB) has been posted as SP, Barasat Police District. Jaspreet Singh (IPS:2016:WB) as SP, Coochbehar. Surya Pratap Yadav (IPS:2011:WB) as SP, Birbhum. Rakesh Singh (SPS:2014) as SP, Islampur PD. Kumar Sunny Raj (IPS:2017:WB) as SP, Hooghly Rural. Ishani Paul (IPS:2013:WB) as SP, Diamond Harbour PD.
Sachin (IPS:2013:WB) has been posted as SP, Murshidabad PD. Alaknanda Bhowal (IPS:2017:WB) as SP, Basirhat PD. Anupam Singh (IPS:2015:WB) as SP, Malda. Angshuman Saha (IPS:2012:WB) as SP, Purba Medinipur.
Yelwade Shrikant Jagannathrao (IPS:2015:WB) has been posted as DC, Central Division, Kolkata. Surinder Singh (IPS:2016:WB) as SP, Jangipur. Papiya Sultana (SPS:2015) as SP, Paschim Medinipur.
It has also directed that officers who are transferred out should not be given any election-related duties till the completion of the poll process.
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