After internal row, Election Commission restores oversight on IT head

What happened: The Election Commission issued an order restoring oversight of its information technology department head through a deputy poll commissioner, after an internal order had removed Deputy Election Commissioner Sanjay Kumar from charge of the IT and communications divisions. Key numbers: Internal order issued July 28 by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg; two Why it matters: Two Election Commissioners had raised concerns about the work allocation order, and Joshi had earlier flagged a gradual centralisation of the electoral roll database and proposed an audit.

The Election Commission issued an order restoring oversight of its information technology department head through a deputy poll commissioner, after an internal order had removed Deputy Election Commissioner Sanjay Kumar from charge of the IT and communications divisions.

Two Election Commissioners had raised concerns about the work allocation order, and Joshi had earlier flagged a gradual centralisation of the electoral roll database and proposed an audit.