IAS Officer Appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has 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 Sanjay Kumar.

According to the Department of Personnel and Training. Rajpurohit's appointment was one among 27 Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary equivalent appointments approved by the ACC. The Rajasthan cadre officer has been serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence since May this year.

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As per the order, Rajpurohit has been appointed till April 2030. Kumar had been DEC from August 2024 till August this year. At that time, he was prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre and posted in the Delhi government.

He had been responsible for the electoral roll and IT divisions of the ECI. And had signed the ECI's June 24, 2025, order initiating the SIR in the country.

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Further details and immediate impact will be provided as the story unfolds.

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Contextual Subheading: Background Context

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has been actively involved in filling vacancies in the Election Commission of India. The committee has approved several appointments in recent months, including Rajpurohit's appointment as Deputy Election Commissioner.

Contextual Subheading: Next Steps

Rajpurohit's appointment is expected to have a significant impact on the functioning of the ECI's IT division. The ECI has been working to improve its electoral roll and IT systems. And Rajpurohit's experience in the Department of Defence Production will likely be beneficial in this area.