Four IAS officers drawn from three different state cadres have been assigned the task of special roll observers in Tamil Nadu for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued the order to this effect on December 8. January 1, 2026, will be the qualifying date.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, the special roll observers will ensure strict adherence to the Commission’s directions, guaranteeing that no eligible elector is left unenrolled and no ineligible person is included in the electoral rolls.
The four officers are Raman Kumar (IAS:2009:BR), Kuldip Narayan (IAS:2005:BR), Neeraj Kharwal (IAS:2007:UK), and Vijay Nehra (IAS:2001:GJ).
Each of these special roll observers has been assigned the responsibilities of nine to ten districts.
These IAS officers will be overseeing all activities related to the SIR in the enumeration phase, the claims and objections period, and the disposal of notices phases till the final publication of the rolls.
IAS officer Raman Kumar will be the special roll observer for the Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupathur, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, and Kallakurichi districts.
IAS officer Kuldeep Kumar has been designated as the special roll observer for Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Krishnagiri, and Dharmapuri.
Similarly, IAS officer Neeraj Kharwal will look after Tiruchi, Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, and Thanjavur.
And the most senior among them, IAS officer Vijay Nehra, has been named for Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, and Kanniyakumari.
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