Shimla, May 1 -- The State Election Commission of Himachal Pradesh on Friday finalised the deployment of Election Observers for the 2026 Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj elections, appointing a total of 41 senior officers across districts to ensure smooth and transparent conduct of the polls.

The appointments were confirmed through a series of urgent orders issued from the Commission's headquarters at Armsdale under the directions of State Election Commissioner Anil Kumar Khachi.

While a majority of observers were appointed earlier, the Commission carried out last-minute changes by replacing five officers to streamline the election monitoring process.

As per the final deployment, Kangra and Shimla districts will each have six obse...