{
  "id": 13594230,
  "title": "2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2010-batch-ias-officer-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner-13594230",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T00:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/2010-batch-ias-officer-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner-10916136/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet announced the appointment of 2010 batch IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner at the Election Commission of India. This appointment filled a vacancy created by the early return of Sanjay Kumar, who was previously in charge of electoral rolls and IT division, to his original cadre in August. The Rajasthan cadre officer joined the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence in May of this year, taking up his new role as Joint Secretary till April 2030. The order also appointed Vivek Khare, an Indian Telecom Service officer from the 1996 batch, as Joint Secretary, National Testing Agency, and Varnali Deka, a 2009 batch IAS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, as Joint Secretary, National Health Authority.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Prakash Rajpurohit, 2010 batch IAS officer, appointed Deputy Election Commissioner",
    "Vacancy created by Sanjay Kumar's return to original cadre in August",
    "Vivek Khare and Varnali Deka appointed as Joint Secretaries in new roles"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The appointment of Prakash Rajpurohit as Deputy Election Commissioner fills a gap left by a colleague's reassignment, maintaining continuity in the Election Commission's operations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "2010-batch IAS officer appointed Deputy Election Commissioner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/2010-batch-ias-officer-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner",
        "published": "2026-10-11T00:04:52.000Z"
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}