A view of Nirvachan Sadan, the headquarters of Election Commission of India, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Monday (March 16, 2026), directed the Tamil Nadu government’s Chief Secretary to post four officers as new Superintendents of Police (SPs) for Erode, Karur, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar districts. In a communication, the Commission directed that D.V. Kiran Shruthi should be posted as Erode SP, D.N. Harikiran Prasad be posted as Karur SP, Sujith Kumar be posted as Nagapattinam SP and N. Shreenatha be posted as Virudhunagar SP. These officers are to join and compliance was to be sent to the Commission by 11 a.m. on March 17. “The officers transferred out [of the districts] shall not be in any election related posts till the completion of election,” the communication added. Published – March 16, 2026 06:31 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Mandya prepares for fully digital 2027 census Kannada writer Amaresh Nugadoni wins Akademi award