<span style="color: #222222;">The Election Commission of India (ECI) has replaced the Returning Officer of Munugode Assembly constituency with immediate effect. <br />''<br />''Miryalaguda Revenue Divisional Officer, B. Rohit Singh, has been appointed as Special Deputy Collector and notified him as Returning Officer to the Assembly constituency where bye-election is slated to be on the 3rd of next month. In a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj, the Commission directed him to furnish a compliance report in this direction. <br />''<br />''The development comes after the EC took a serious view of the incumbent Returning Officer's decision to change the originally allotted symbol of a candidate of a registered party. The Commission, in a letter, addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj, has questioned the decision of the returning officer of changing the symbol of "Road Roller" to a new symbol "Baby Walker" to the contesting candidate K. Shiva Kumar. The Commission took serious note of a complaint lodged by the contestant.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the TRS working president and Minister K. Tarakarama Rao expressed serious reservations over the transfer of Returning Officer of Munugode by-election alleging that the Commission is working under the control of the ruling BJP.</span><br />