<p>Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): The Election Commission on Monday appointed Harish Kumar Gupta as the new Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>Andhra Pradesh additional chief electoral officer M N Harendhira Prasad confirmed to PTI that the EC has appointed Gupta as the DGP, to replace K V Rajendranath Reddy.</p>.<p>Further, the commission has directed that Gupta, a 1992 batch IPS officer, should take charge immediately and a compliance report to this effect must be submitted.</p>.Uttar Pradesh political parties hopeful of Election Commision lifting curbs.<p>Earlier, the Election Commission transferred Anantapur Range deputy inspector general of police R N Ammi Reddy.</p>.<p>Ammi Reddy's transfer came within 24 hours of the EC replacing Rajendranath Reddy as DGP.</p>.<p>As per the Commission's orders, the transferred officers should not be assigned any election duty until the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls end in the state.</p>.<p>Assembly elections will be held simultaneously with Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh on May 13.</p>
<p>Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): The Election Commission on Monday appointed Harish Kumar Gupta as the new Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh.</p>.<p>Andhra Pradesh additional chief electoral officer M N Harendhira Prasad confirmed to PTI that the EC has appointed Gupta as the DGP, to replace K V Rajendranath Reddy.</p>.<p>Further, the commission has directed that Gupta, a 1992 batch IPS officer, should take charge immediately and a compliance report to this effect must be submitted.</p>.Uttar Pradesh political parties hopeful of Election Commision lifting curbs.<p>Earlier, the Election Commission transferred Anantapur Range deputy inspector general of police R N Ammi Reddy.</p>.<p>Ammi Reddy's transfer came within 24 hours of the EC replacing Rajendranath Reddy as DGP.</p>.<p>As per the Commission's orders, the transferred officers should not be assigned any election duty until the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls end in the state.</p>.<p>Assembly elections will be held simultaneously with Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh on May 13.</p>