Agarwal was the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer during the recent Assembly elections in which the BJP secured a stunning victory against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Manoj Agarwal is a 1990-batch IAS officer and an alumnus of IIT Kanpur. He is regarded as one of the most experienced bureaucrats in the state administration.
Authorities review complaints, restrict victory processions and step up security as counting unfolds. Officials say lessons from field reports will shape preparations for upcoming panchayat elections.
Addressing media persons in Kolkata, Agarwal said a little over 60 lakh cases had been referred for judicial adjudication, of which the process has so far been completed for around 20 lakh cases.
West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal indicated after an internal review meeting at the CEO’s office on Sunday.
With the window for disposing of claims and objections to West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls closing on Saturday, election officials are weighing short extensions in about 15 Assembly constituencies where the process is yet to be wrapped up.
Names of the electorate in the Assembly constituencies in and around Kolkata are not matching with the voter list of 2002, sources in the office of Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said.
