A statement from the TNSEC headquarters named V Amudhavalli, V Sampath, KS Palaniswamy, K Viveganandan Vijay Rajkumar, S Madhumati, C Kamaraj, J Jayakanthan, and P Sankar as the general observers for Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts.
The State Election Commission also posted election observers for the other 28 districts where a few local body posts are lying vacant since the first phase of civic polls conducted last year.
Nominations to the rural local bodies in nine districts gained momentum and so far more than 15,000 people have submitted their nominations and about 27,000 local body posts are to be filled by next month.