PATNA, Sept. 26 -- The Election Commission of India has asked the Bihar government to complete the exercise of mandatory transfers of employees involved in election-related work by October 6. The order indicates that the official election announcement could come anytime after October 6. Chief electoral officer VS Gunjiyal also sent separate letters to the state chief secretary, DGP, and additional chief secretaries of various departments, citing the ECI letter of September 22. Guidelines say no officer or employee directly connected with poll-related work is allowed to remain posted in their home district, and any officer or employee who has completed three years or more in the same district by November 30 will be compulsorily transferred. P3...