10 local observers to monitor Coprn. polls

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, OCT. 10. The State Election Commission has appointed 10 local observers for the poll to the Chennai Municipal Corporation.

These observers are assigned one zone each to monitor the process in their jurisdiction in two phases. Initially, they will go to the areas on the day prior to the poll, which is slated for October 16, to see whether ballots and other materials have reached the booths in proper condition; the poll officials have reported to duty at the appointed time and on the day of election, to monitor the polls. Later, they will monitor counting of votes.

According to an official release, the observers have been appointed as it will not be possible for one person to cover the entire city. Earlier, the Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation, Mr. Sanwat Ram, IAS, was appointed observer for the election to the Chennai Corporation.

The following is the list of local observers with their jurisdiction mentioned in brackets:

Mr. P.S. Thirugnanam, Additional Registrar (zone-I, division numbers 1 to 13), Mr. R.S. Natarajan, Special Officer (SO), TNSC Bank (II, 14 to 31), Mr. A.M. Jayabalan, Additional Registrar (Marketing), (III, 32 to 49), Mr. Sundararajan, S.O., Land Development Bank (IV, 50 to 63), Mr. Chandrasekaran, S.O., Chennai Central Bank (V, 64 to 78), Mr. Jamal Mohammed, S.O., Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Cooperative Society (VI, 79 to 96), Mr. Bhagawat Ram, Additional Director (Sugar) (VII, 97 to 113), Mr. P. Bhadrinarayanan, Joint Director (Agriculture) (VIII, 114 to 129), Mr. Altaf Mohammed, Joint Director (Agriculture), (IX, 130 to 141) and Mr. Ardhanari, Additional Director, Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Corporation (X, 142 to 155).

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