The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed a total of 45 senior officers from the Gujarat cadre—35 IAS and 10 IPS officers – as election observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. The move is part of the Commission’s standard practice to ensure free, fair and transparent conduct of elections across poll-bound states.
According to sources in the state government, the selected officers will be deputed to different constituencies to closely monitor the electoral process, including polling arrangements, law and order, expenditure oversight and compliance with the Model Code of Conduct.
Training to Begin in February
The officers will undergo mandatory training in the first week of February before taking charge of their election-related responsibilities. During their deputation, the Gujarat government will make interim administrative arrangements by assigning additional charge to other officers to ensure that day-to-day governance in the state remains unaffected.
Officials said the state government has formally communicated with the selected officers, directing them to report to the Election Commission as per the schedule issued.
35 IAS Officers Selected as Election Observers
The Gujarat-cadre IAS officers appointed for election duties are:
- Arti Kanwar
- Sandeep Kumar
- Roopwant Singh
- Swaroop P
- Pravin Solanki
- Avantika Singh Aulakh
- Rakesh Shankar
- Raj Kumar Beniwal
- Rajesh Manjhu
- Rajendra Kumar
- Rahul Gupta
- P Bharathi
- Ranjeet Kumar J
- Harshad Patel
- Alok Pandey
- Jenu Devan
- Sandip Sagale
- Dilip Rana
- Ardra Agarwal
- Ranjit Kumar Singh
- Dhaval Patel
- Mahesh Patel
- M Nagarajan
- Praveena D K
- Kuldeep Arya
- Vijay Kharadi
- Ratankanvar Gadhavicharan
- Ajay Prakash
- D D Jadeja
- Amit Arora
- Harshit Gosavi
- Stuti Charan
- Ashish Kumar
- Prabhav Joshi
- Neha Kumari
10 IPS Officers Assigned Election Responsibilities
In addition, the ECI has selected the following 10 Gujarat-cadre IPS officers for election-related duties:A G Chauhan
- Bipin Ahire
- P L Mal
- Makrand Chauhan
- Vishal Vaghela
- Deepak Meghani
- Nirlipt Rai
- Chaitanya Mandlik
- Hitesh Joysar
- Mayur Patil
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Ensuring Smooth Administration in Gujarat
With a large number of senior officers proceeding on election duty, the Gujarat government is expected to reassign responsibilities on a temporary basis. Officials indicated that suitable arrangements will be made to maintain administrative continuity across departments during the officers’ absence.
Observer System Central to Electoral Integrity
The deployment of experienced IAS and IPS officers as election observers is a cornerstone of the ECI’s election management framework. Observers play a crucial role in maintaining electoral integrity by overseeing preparedness, monitoring polling day activities, ensuring adherence to election laws and safeguarding the democratic process in their allotted regions.
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