Archive · 15 Aug 2026
D Sajith Babu appointed Kerala Chief Electoral Officer
This news is about an important job in the Indian state of Kerala.
The job is called the Chief Electoral Officer, the person who helps make sure elections are run fairly.
A man named D Sajith Babu got this new job.
He works for the government and has a title called IAS officer.
A group called the Election Commission of India checked his name and approved him for the job.
Before this, he worked in the education department of Kerala's government.
He has also done many other government jobs over the years.
The person who had this job before him, Rathan U Kelkar, now works with the Chief Minister of Kerala.
The news was shared on Facebook on a Saturday.
This is how the state finds a new leader for its election work.
IAS officer D Sajith Babu has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala after the Election Commission of India approved his name.
The Office of the Kerala Chief Electoral Officer announced the appointment on its Facebook page on Saturday.
Babu was serving as Special Secretary in the Kerala General Education Department at the time of his appointment.
He previously served as District Collector, SupplyCo Commissioner, State Mission Director of the National AYUSH Mission, Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Special Secretary of the Animal Husbandry Department.
His predecessor Rathan U Kelkar became Secretary to Chief Minister V D Satheesan after the UDF government came to power in May this year.
- Who
- IAS officer D Sajith Babu, appointed following approval by the Election Commission of India.
- What
- Appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala, announced by the Office of the Kerala Chief Electoral Officer.
- When
- Announced on Saturday, after the Election Commission of India approved his appointment.
- Where
- Kerala, India.
- Why
- The previous CEO, Rathan U Kelkar, was appointed Secretary to Chief Minister V D Satheesan after the UDF government came to power in May this year, and the state government recommended Babu's name for the post.
- Appointee
- D Sajith Babu
- Role
- Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala
- Approving Body
- Election Commission of India
- Announcement
- Saturday, via the Office of the Kerala Chief Electoral Officer's Facebook page
- Previous Post
- Special Secretary, Kerala General Education Department
- Predecessor
- Rathan U Kelkar
- State Recommendation
- Kerala state government recommended Babu's name for the post