2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner
When he was prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre and posted in the Delhi administration, 2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner Kumar had been DEC from August 2024 till August this year.
When he was prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre and posted in the Delhi administration, 2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner Kumar had been DEC from August 2024 till August this year.
What happened
2 min read New Delhi Oct 11, 2026 05: 34 AM IST.
As per the order by the Department of Personnel and Training, rajpurohit's appointment was one among 27 Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary equivalent appointments approved by the ACC.
Meanwhile, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday appointed 2010 batch IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India, filling the vacancy caused by the premature repatriation of then-DEC in-charge of electoral roll and IT division Sanjay Kumar to his parent cadre in August.
The bottom line
Taken together, the developments around 2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
