India, July 3 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed altogether 10 senior IAS officers as Electoral Roll Observers to oversee the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)-cum-Special Secretary to Odisha government, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, issued a directive in this regard today.

The Electoral Roll Observers will oversee the SIR work in three districts each. They have been asked to visit the districts assigned to them at least thrice during the SIR work.Campaigns & Elections

Besides, the Electoral Roll Observers have been asked not to limit their visit to the district headquarters but to go some polling stations in the Assembly constituencies.

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