New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has issued a fresh work allocation order on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), revising the distribution of responsibilities among Senior Deputy Election Commissioners, Deputy Election Commissioners and Directors. Under the revised arrangement, DG (IT) Seema Khanna will continue to handle IT/ICT and Grievance/PGRS matters, but files relating to these divisions will now be put up through Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma. The order also includes IT/ICT and Grievance/PGRS in Sharma’s functional divisions. The revised allocation has come into immediate effect.
The revised allocation of functional divisions and zones is as follows:
Senior Deputy Election Commissioners, Deputy Election Commissioners and Director
1. Maneesh Garg (IAS:1996:HP), Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, has been assigned Election Planning, Election Materials (EVM) and EMD, including Index Cards. He will look after East-I (Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh) and North-III (Uttar Pradesh) zones. Election Planning will be supported by DEC (PR).
2. Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma (IAS:1999:MP), Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, will look after Political Parties, Election Expenditure Policy, Political Parties Expenditure Monitoring (National Parties, State Parties and RUPPs), Observer Division, IT/ICT, Grievance/PGRS and Coordination. He will also oversee North East-II (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Manipur), East-II (West Bengal and Odisha) and South-II (Karnataka and Kerala) zones.
3. Bhanu Prakash Yeturu (IAS:2003:RJ), Deputy Election Commissioner, has been assigned Administration, Establishment, President, Vice-President, Rajya Sabha and State Council elections, Internal Functional Division, Electoral Roll, SDR and RTI. His zones will include North-I (Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh) and South-I (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry).
4. Prakash Rajpurohit (IAS:2010:RJ), Deputy Election Commissioner, will look after Election Planning, Model Code of Conduct (MCC), Delimitation, Library and Official Language. He will handle North-II (Delhi, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Chandigarh) and South-III (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep) zones. Files relating to Election Planning will be submitted through Senior DEC (MG).
5. Shubhra Saxena (IAS:2009:UP), Director, has been assigned Political Parties, Election Expenditure Policy and Political Parties Expenditure Monitoring (National Parties, State Parties and RUPPs). She will oversee West-I (Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat), West-II (Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu) and North East-I (Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) zones. Files relating to these functional divisions will be submitted through Senior DEC (PKS). During her absence due to leave, official tours or other reasons, the files will be routed through Senior DEC (PKS).
Director Generals and Deputy Director General
The Commission has also specified the responsibilities of officers heading its Director General and Deputy Director General-level divisions.
1. Rakesh Kumar Verma (IAS:1993:PB), DG (IIIDEM), will look after International Cooperation, Training and Candidate Expenditure Monitoring.
2. Ashish Goyal (IInfoS:1996), DG (Media), will handle Media and SVEEP, including Accessibility and Inclusion.
3. Dr. Seema Khanna, DG (IT), has been assigned IT/ICT and Grievance/PGRS. Files relating to these divisions will be submitted through Senior DEC (PKS).
4. Vijay Kumar Pandey, DDG (Law), will look after the RCC Section and Registry Section. Files relating to these divisions will be routed through the concerned Senior DECs, DECs and DGs, except for the Registry Section.
Link Officers
The order has also specified the following link arrangements among the senior officers:
- Senior DEC (MG) – Senior DEC (PKS)
- Senior DEC (PKS) – DEC (YB)
- DEC (YB) – DEC (PR)
- DEC (PR) – Senior DEC (MG)
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