Search results
Rajiv Kumar is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre of the 1984 batch. As the director and joint secretary in the Tribal Affairs Ministry between 2001 and 2007, Kumar drafted the Scheduled Tribes (Reorganisation of Forests Rights) Bill, 2005.
- Wiki/Biography
- An Illustrious Career as A Civil Servant
- Controversy
- Facts/Trivia
Rajiv Kumar was born on Friday, 19 February 1960 (age 62 years; as of 2022) in Uttar Pradesh, India. After completing his schooling in Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Kumar graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Zoology) degree. Rajiv then pursued and completed his LLB degree from Delhi University. Rajiv has also completed his Post-Graduate Diploma in Manageme...
1986 to 1991 After completing his training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration, Rajiv Kumar, from 1986 to 1988, served in the Land Revenue Management and District Administration Department as a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO). In the same department, Rajiv Kumar, in 1988, was promoted to the rank of an Additional District Mag...
Criminal Case Against Kumar: Special Judge Suspended
In 2023, Ch Raghavendra Raju, a voter from Mahbubnagar, Telangana, lodged a complaint against V Srinivas Goud, who was elected as an MLA in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections from Mahbubnagar. Raju alleged that Goud manipulated his election affidavit with the assistance of election officials. The matter was then moved to the MP/MLA Special Court. On 31 July 2023, Special Judge Jaya Kumar instructed the Mahabubnagar police to file a case against Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv...
Rajiv, as a Residential Commissioner, played a pivotal role in 2011 in the release of a JNU student, after she was illegally detained by Ranchi police for marrying outside her caste. Rajiv, to stop...
May 12, 2022 · New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer, has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner. He will take charge from outgoing CEC Sushil Chandra on May 15.
May 15, 2022 · Kumar’s chief election commissioner tenure begins right after the delimitation commission finalised its order for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, recommending seven additional constituencies — six for Jammu and one for Kashmir — and taking the total number of seats in the UT to 90.
- 153
Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar is set to take charge as the new chief election commissioner on Sunday (May 15). He succeeds Sushil Chandra for the top post in the poll body.
Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar, 62, has been named as the new chief election commissioner (CEC), law minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Thursday. He will replace Sushil Chandra, who...
People also ask
Who is Rajiv Kumar and what is his background?
Who appoints Rajiv Kumar as Chief Election Commissioner?
Who is Justice Rajiv Kumar?
Where did Election Commission chief Rajiv Kumar Trek 18 km to remote polling booths?
May 12, 2022 · NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday appointed the seniormost election commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India. He will replace Sushil Chandra,...
