The officers of Uttarakhand have been entrusted with a big responsibility for the assembly elections to be held in four important states of the country, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala. A total of 14 officers of the state have been put on duty in these elections, which include 11 IAS and three IPS officers.
According to the information received from the government, IAS officers have been appointed as observers in different states. IAS Rajendra Kumar, Sridhar Babu Addanki and Ranjit Sinha have been given the responsibility in the Kerala Assembly elections. Whereas in Tamil Nadu, IAS Saurabh Gaharwar and couple Kishore Pant have been made observers.
IAS Meharban Singh Bisht, V. Shanmugam, Vineet Kumar and Vineet Tomar have been deployed for election duty in West Bengal. Apart from this, IAS Himanshu Khurana and Vandana have been given the role of observers in the Assam Assembly elections.
Rajesh Kumar and Abhishek Ruhela – kept in reserved category for now
Talking about IPS officers, Prahlad Narayan Meena and Anant Shankar Takwale have been sent as police supervisors to West Bengal, while Sunil Kumar Meena has been given this responsibility in Tamil Nadu.
Apart from this, two IAS officers-Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar and Abhishek Ruhela – are currently kept in the reserved category, who can be put on election duty if required.
In view of these elections to be held in four states, extensive preparations are being made at the administrative level. This responsibility given to the officials of Uttarakhand is being considered as a proof of their experience and efficiency. The role of these officers is going to be important in making the election process fair and transparent.

