ECI appoints M K Das as Special Police Observer for Jharkhand Assembly Elections

ECI appoints M K Das as Special Police Observer for Jharkhand Assembly Elections

ECI appoints M K Das as Special Police Observer for Jharkhand Assembly Elections

Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Mrinal Kanti Das (IPS 1977 Retd) as Special Police Observer for the ensuing Elections to the State Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand 2019. 

The Election Commission took the decision in light of the specific challenges of Left Wing Extremism affecting the Law and Order situation in Jharkhand.

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It may be recalled that M K Das retired as Director General of Manipur Police and was also deputed earlier as Special Observer for Tripura and Mizoram during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.