{
  "id": 13430288,
  "title": "Prakash Rajpurohit appointed Deputy Election Commissioner, Vivek Khare as NTA Joint Secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/prakash-rajpurohit-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner-vivek-khare",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T14:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prakash-rajpurohit-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner-vivek-khare-as-nta-joint-secretary/article71568485.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prakash Rajpurohit, a senior bureaucrat from the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner under a major bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre. This appointment comes into effect on April 8, 2030, replacing Sanjay Kumar in the post. The decision was endorsed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Vivek Khare, an Indian Telecom Service officer from the 1996 batch, will serve as Joint Secretary at the National Testing Agency (NTA) following the approval of 27 civil servants at equivalent levels.",
  "summary": "Prakash Rajpurohit has been appointed to the post for a tenure up to April 8, 2030",
  "key_points": [
    "Prakash Rajpurohit appointed Deputy Election Commissioner",
    "Vivek Khare becomes NTA Joint Secretary",
    "Appointments effective April 8, 2030"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Prakash Rajpurohit named deputy election commissioner in bureaucratic reshuffle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/prakash-rajpurohit-named-deputy-election-commissioner-in-bureaucratic",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:21:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Centre brings about major bureaucratic reshuffle: Prakash Rajpurohit made Dy Election Commissioner | Check complete list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/centre-brings-about-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-prakash-rajpurohit",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:13:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}