Prakash Rajpurohit appointed Deputy Election Commissioner: Know about the IAS officer
Born on 28 February 1986, Prakash Rajpurohit is a Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer from the 2010 batch. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
Prakash Rajpurohit, a Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer from the 2010 batch, has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner in a major reshuffle of senior government officials. This appointment will last until April 8, 2030, following Sanjay Kumar. A graduate of IIT Delhi with a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering, Rajpurohit has held various administrative and policy positions within the Rajasthan government, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Finance.
His roles include joint secretary in the Ministry of Defence's Department of Defence Production, director in the Department of Economic Affairs, and Excise Commissioner. In addition, Vivek Khare, an Indian Telecom Service officer from the 1996 batch, has been named Joint Secretary at the National Testing Agency. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointments of 27 civil servants, including Rajpurohit and Khare, at the Joint Secretary level and equivalent positions across various government departments and organizations.
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