About SEC

Thiru. Roy P. Thomas, IFS (Retd.)
State Election Commissioner Puducherry

Roy P. Thomas is a former Indian Forest Service Officer from the Kerala Cadre. Mr. Thomas, who hails from Kerala, was serving as a Consultant in the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change in New Delhi. Prior to that, he had served in the Government of India as Joint Director [WL] and in the Government of Kerala as Conservator of Forests and in various other capacities and has experience in conducting Parliament, Assembly and Local Body elections. The SEC appointment is for a period of three years or till he attains the age of 68, whichever is earlier. He holds Post Graduate degrees in Management and Law.