Election Commission appoints new Additional CEO, Joint CEO of West BengalLast Updated: October 02, 2025, 17:00 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)Kolkata, Oct 2 (PTI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Arun Prasad as the new Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) and Harishankar Panikkar as the Joint Chief Electoral Officer (JCEO) of West Bengal, an official said on Thursday. The appointments come ahead of the anticipated rollout of the Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal in October. Recommended StoriesThe ECI had requested the West Bengal government to submit a panel of names for these two positions. Prasad is a 2011-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, while Panikkar belongs to the 2013 batch. PTI SCH RGFirst Published: October 02, 2025, 17:00 ISTNews agency-feeds Election Commission appoints new Additional CEO, Joint CEO of West BengalDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.