IAS officer A Kowsigan (IAS:2009:KL) has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala.
He succeeds Rathan U Kelkar (IAS:2004:KL), who has recently taken over as Secretary to Chief Minister V D Satheesan.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Kowsigan served in several key positions in the Kerala government, including Secretary, Ports Department; Commissioner, Land Revenue; Commissioner, Disaster Management; and Director, Animal Husbandry.


















