24 May 2026
Neta·ResumeThePrint reports the ECI picked him as CEO after rejecting the state government's first shortlist, seeking officers due to retire soon after the 2026 polls; he was due to retire in July 2026.
After a scuffle between booth-level officers and BJP workers outside his Kolkata office over Form 6 submissions, CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal said there was no cap on documents a person could submit, with only applications processed ten days before nominations counting for the coming election.