New Delhi:The Election Commission Friday accepted the Jharkhand government's proposal to appoint Alka Tiwari as the chief secretary of the poll-bound state, sources said.
EC Accepts Jharkhand Govt Proposal To Appoint Alka Tiwari As Chief Secretary
According to sources, the EC accepted the Jharkhand government's proposal to appoint Alka Tiwari as chief secretary of the poll-bound state.
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By PTI
Published : 4 hours ago
Assembly polls in Jharkhand will be held in two phases -- November 13 and November 20. Tiwari, who is from the 1988 batch, is currently the senior-most IAS officer in the cadre.
Before this, the poll panel had also consented to the proposal of a five-month extension of the tenure of former chief secretary Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte, the sources said.