Oversight layer intact, says EC official after poll panel tweaks work order for IT chief Seema Khanna

Published 05 Nov 2026, 19:15 IST

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The Election Commission of India has issued a fresh work allocation order that reinstates oversight of its Director General (IT), Seema Khanna. Under the new order, Khanna must route files through Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma, restoring the supervisory role that had been removed in an earlier controversial order which poll body officials said was not implemented after objections were raised.

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The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co. Current article 05 Nov 2026, 19:15 IST

Oversight layer intact, says EC official after poll panel tweaks work order for IT chief Seema Khanna

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The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust 05 Nov 2026, 21:26 IST

DG IT was, and continues to be, under deputy EC’s supervision: Official amid row

A day after the Election Commission tweaked its work allocation order, a top poll authority official on Thursday said there had been no change in the supervisory authority to which its director general of information technology (DG IT) reports. According to a new work allocation order issued on…

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The Indian Express Center-Left Indian Express Group 05 Nov 2026, 14:50 IST