Chennai, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed former IRS officer Pratap Singh as the Special Observer for Tamil Nadu in connection with the upcoming state assembly elections.
He would also oversee the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process strictly as per the directions of the Commission.
Election Commission's Under Secretary M L Meena, in an official release, said Singh would undertake visits to Tamil Nadu from time to time, in order to observe the ongoing revision of the electoral roll, and also the preparedness for the conduct of the upcoming assembly elections.
The Commission directed Singh not to issue any kind of appreciation letter to the Electoral Registration Officer or any other election official while working as the Special Observer.
A copy of Singh's appointment has been shared with the Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, and to the officers in charge in the Electoral Roll division, as well as the Tamil Nadu EC zonal division.