Om Prakash Rawat
Om Prakash Rawat | |
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Rawat taking charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India, in January 2018 | |
| 22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 23 January 2018 – 1 December 2018 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Achal Kumar Jyoti |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Arora |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 14 August 2015 – 22 January 2018 | |
| Public Enterprise Secretary of India | |
| In office 3 March 2012 – 31 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Om Prakash Rawat 2 December 1953 Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University (BSc, MSc) |
| Occupation | Retired IAS Officer |
| Awards | An awardee of state government's 'recognition of forest rights' in 2009. |
Om Prakash Rawat (born 2 December 1953) is a retired 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre who served as 22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India. He has also served as one of the two Election Commissioners of India and the Public Enterprise Secretary of India.