A K Singh joins as new West Bengal state election commissioner
After conducting municipal elections in Bengal on Oct 3, former state election commissioner Sushanta Ranjan Upadhyaya resigned from his post on Oct 6 and WB transport secretary Alapon Banerjee was appointed as interim state election commissioner on Oct 7.
After the joining of new full-time election commissioner, Alapon Banerjee on Wednesday went back to his previous post.
A K Singh would continue his duty as WB state election commissioner till 2019.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image by IBNS)
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