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Prakash Rajpurohit appointed Deputy Election Commissioner
Prakash Rajpurohit, an Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed a Deputy Election Commissioner in India’s Election Commission.
He fills the vacancy left when Sanjay Kumar was sent back to his parent cadre before completing his posting.
Kumar had been in charge of electoral rolls and IT, including work linked to voter-roll systems.
His departure follows a dispute over how files from the Commission’s IT department were handled.
Two Election Commissioners had told the Cabinet Secretary that files from IT department head Seema Khanna were not being routed through Kumar, which they said violated the rules.
Khanna joined the Commission on deputation from the National Informatics Centre in 2025.
Deputy Election Commissioners are appointed through the central staffing process, which considers officers put forward by governments and ministries.
Prakash Rajpurohit, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2010 batch, has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.
He fills the vacancy left by Sanjay Kumar’s premature repatriation to his parent cadre.
Kumar had been in charge of electoral rolls and information technology.
Two Election Commissioners had raised concerns about files from the ECI’s IT department not being routed through Kumar.
The Department of Personnel and Training makes appointments to posts such as this under the Central Staffing Scheme.
- Who
- Prakash Rajpurohit, an IAS officer of the 2010 batch.
- What
- He has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Election Commission of India, New Delhi.
- Why
- He fills the vacancy caused by Sanjay Kumar’s premature repatriation to his parent cadre.
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Sanjay Kumar became Deputy Election Commissioner.
Kumar signed the ECI order initiating the SIR in the country.
Kumar’s tenure as Deputy Election Commissioner ended.
The Hindu reported Rajpurohit’s appointment to fill the vacancy.
- Appointee
- Prakash Rajpurohit
- Post
- Deputy Election Commissioner
- Service
- IAS, 2010 batch
- Vacancy
- Caused by Sanjay Kumar’s premature repatriation
- Kumar’s tenure
- August 2024 to August 2026
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