IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit named new deputy election commissioner

IAS officer Prakash Rajpurohit has been named new deputy election commissioner. A 2010-batch officer from the Rajasthan cadre, he replaced Sanjay Kumar and will remain on the post until April 8, 2030. Rajpurohit was most recently joint secretary in the Department of Defence Production. His appointment comes amid protests by the Opposition and CJP against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.