The Madhya Pradesh Government onFriday appointed senior IAS officer Veera Rana as chief electoral officer of the state.The 1988-batch IAS officer was earlier posted as additional chief secretary of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, an official order said.The post of chief electoral officer was lying vacant after V L Kantha Rao was went on central deputation.Additional chief electoral officer Arun Tomar, an IAS officer of 2002 batch, was since holding charge as CEO.