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EC Appoints New DGP Ahead of Tamil Nadu Polls

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Election Commission of India appointed Sandeep Rai Rathore as the new Director-General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) for Tamil Nadu.

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  • Sandeep Rai Rathore replaced G. Venkataraman as the DGP of Tamil Nadu.
  • Sandeep Rai Rathore is a 1992 batch IPS officer.
  • The Election Commission of India directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement the order of appointing Sandeep Rai Rathore as DGP with immediate effect.
  • A compliance report regarding Sandeep Rai Rathore's joining as DGP was to be sent by 11 am on April 3.
  • The Election Commission directed that the transferred official will not be posted in any election-related posts till the completion of elections.

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"the officers posted out of their positions should not be assigned any election related work till the completion of polls."
— Election Commission of India (official statement)
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