The Haryana government on Thursday (19.06.2025) issued the formal appointment order of A Sreenivas (IAS:2004:HY) as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state and Commissioner & Secretary, Election Department.
www.legendofficers.com had exclusively reported on June 17 (Tuesday) that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had appointed A Sreenivas as the CEO and communicated the decision to the Haryana Chief Secretary through a letter dated June 16, 2025. Following this, the state government issued its separate order today confirming the appointment. Once Sreenivas takes charge, incumbent CEO Pankaj Agarwal (IAS:2000:HY) will be relieved.
Sreenivas currently serves as Secretary, Energy Department, and Managing Director, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited.
His name was selected by the Election Commission from a panel of three IAS officers recommended by the Haryana government. The other two officers on the panel were Atul Kumar (IAS:2007:HY), Transport Commissioner and Secretary, Transport Department, and Dusmanta Kumar Behera (IAS:2007:HY), who currently holds multiple key portfolios, including Secretary, Development & Panchayats Department, and Director General, Industries & Commerce and MSME.
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