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Politics

New Deputy Election Commissioner appointed in ECI amid concerns over work hierarchy

Reported by The Hindu 11 Oct 2026, 3:22 pm IST 1 min read

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Prakash Rajpurohit fills the vacancy left by Sanjay Kumar’s premature repatriation, amid concerns raised by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over IT department files not being routed through him

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Section: Politics
Topics: Elections, Jobs & careers
First reported by: The Hindu
Published: Sunday, 11 October 2026, 3:22 pm IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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