Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday appointed senior IAS officer Pandurang Kondbarao Pole as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Commissioner Secretary in the election department. AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that the post had been vacant since September 2022, when the then Chief Electoral Officer Hardesh Kumar was transferred and posted as the Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India for a five-year term.<br />'' <br />''Pole, a 2004-l batch IAS officer, shall also be the Commissioner Secretary to the Government in the election department. Pole is appointed as Chief Electoral Officer of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in pursuance of notification issued by the Election Commission of India.