Prakash Rajpurohit Appointed Deputy Election Commissioner

Prakash Rajpurohit, a 2010-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Rajasthan cadre has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India (ECI). As per an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel on 10th of October, he will serve till April 8th, 2030, in place of Sanjay Kumar. This comes amidst the overall administrative reshuffle, wherein the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) cleared 27 civil servants for joint secretary-level posts.

Term of Prakash Rajpurohit

Prakash Rajpurohit is appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner as the successor of Sanjay Kumar in the same position. Prior to the above-mentioned appointment, Rajpurohit was functioning as Joint Secretary at the Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence. It is reported that his term in the new post will extend until April 8, 2030, as per the Personnel Ministry order.

The appointment relates to filling with the vacant position in the administrative mechanism of the Election Commission of India. The ECI is charged with administering elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, and the offices of the President and Vice-President under the constitutional scheme.

What Is the Election Commission of India?

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is an independent constitutional body formed on January 25, 1950. Its powers and functions are mainly vested in the Commission by virtue of Article 324 of the Constitution of India, where powers of superintendence, direction, and control of electoral rolls and conducting elections have been conferred upon the Commission.

The ECI conducts elections to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and offices of the President and Vice-President.

Important Appointments Made in 2026 Bureaucratic Reorganisation

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) made 27 appointments of civil servants to Joint Secretary-level posts and equivalents. The appointments span across various ministries, departments, and other public sector organisations.

Name	New Post
Prakash Rajpurohit	Deputy Election Commissioner, ECI
Vivek Khare	Joint Secretary, National Testing Agency
Varnali Deka	Joint Secretary, National Health Authority
Ashish Madhaorao	Additional CEO, National Health Authority
Tamboli Ayyaj Fakirbhai	Executive Director, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Rajesh Malik	Executive Director, Food Corporation of India
Sonia Pant	Advisor at joint secretary level, NITI Aayog
Nitin Kumar	Additional Secretary at joint secretary level, Central Vigilance Commission
Rajneesh Kumar Tomar	CEO, National Highways Logistics Management Ltd
Nishtha Tiwari	CEO, Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities

There are some other appointments as well such as that of Ravi Shankar, Chittaranjan Dash, P. Manoj Kumar and Abhishek Bhagotia as joint secretaries in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Mohammed Y. Safirulla K and Ritu Sharma as joint secretaries in the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

Joint Secretary Vivek Khare of NTA

Vivek Khare is an Indian Telecom Service Officer who joined in 1996, has been appointed as Joint Secretary at the National Testing Agency (NTA).

This institution handles several examinations at the national level.

There have been attempts of administrative strengthening of this agency following complaints of poor management of examinations and recommendations of the committee headed by K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman of ISRO, in 2024. This committee reviewed the reforms of national examination system which includes NTA.