CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has reappointed V Palanikumar as the State Election Commissioner on Thursday.

"Under Article 243-K of the Constitution of India, Section 239 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, the Governor of Tamil Nadu reappointed V Palanikumar IAS (Retired) as the State Election Commissioner for a successive term up to March 9, 2024," a Gazette notification from State government said.

On May 29, 2021, Palanikumar was appointed as the State Election Commissioner for a period of two years.

Subsequently, he was reappointed by the Governor this month (May).

Due to this reapportionment, Palanikumar will hold office for a period of one year till March 9, 2024.

Notably, the Rural Local Body Elections for 27 districts in Tamil Nadu would take place by 2024 December or 2025 January.

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