India, March 13 -- The Election Commission on Thursday formally appointed returning officers (RO) for all 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal. For the first time, all 294 constituencies have sub-divisional magistrate-level or higher officers as RO, bringing West Bengal in line with the rest of India. Until now, 152 of Bengal's 294 constituencies were managed by officers below the SDM rank. The West Bengal government earlier proposed Group B and Group C officials for the critical roles of RO and Electoral Registration Officers. htc...