The Election Commission has appointed four general observers and four expenditure observers to monitor the conduct of elections to the five Assembly constituencies in Vellore district. The officers are from the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Revenue Service respectively. Shriman Shukla has been appointed as the General Observer for K.V. Kuppam (SC) and Katpadi Assembly constituencies. He could be reached on the mobile number 7598498545. Yugal Kishore Pant has been appointed as the General Observer for Vellore Assembly constituency. He can be reached on the number 7598498551. Sandeep Kumar has been appointed as the General Observer for Anaicut Assembly constituency. He could be reached on the mobile number 7598498546. Mir Tariq Ali has been appointed as the General Observer for Gudiyatham (SC) Assembly constituency. He could be reached on the mobile number 7598498548. The General Observers are staying at the Government Circuit House in Vellore. Those wishing to directly meet the Election Observers to convey their complaints could do so between 9 a.m and 10 a.m. Expenditure Observers – Katpadi – Ashwin D. Gowda (7598498547); Vellore – Ehtesham Ansari (7598498552); Anaicut – Arjun Lal Jat (7598498553); K.V. Kuppam (SC) – Pradeep Kumar Singh (7598498550). In Tiruvannamalai, Abhilash Krishna has been appointed as the General Observer for Chengam (SC) and Kalasapakkam Assembly constituencies. He could be reached on the mobile number 8148082020. Ravi Kumar Sarup has been appointed as the General Observer for Tiruvannamalai and Kilpennathur Assembly constituencies. He could be reached on the mobile number 8148082626. Satendra Singh has been appointed as the General Observer for Polur and Arani Assembly constituencies. He could be reached on the mobile number 8148084949. Ramkrishna Chaudhary has been appointed as the General Observer for Cheyyar and Vandavasi (SC) Assembly constituencies. He could be contacted on the mobile number 8148085151. Published – March 21, 2026 10:37 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 Vellore Mayor, councillor booked for violating Model Code of Conduct Government complains about backlog, but feeds it too as the biggest litigant, says Supreme Court judge Nagarathna