Maneesh Garg

SERVINGSENIOR OFFICIAL

Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, ECI · IAS, Himachal Pradesh cadre, 1996 batch

1May 2015 – May 2022Joint Secretary (School Education), Union Ministry of Education
2Jun 2022 – Sep 2024Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh (named 8 June 2022 from a panel sent to ECI)
3from Aug 2024 · end date not in sourceDeputy Election Commissioner, ECI, post temporarily upgraded to Additional Secretary level
4Jul 2026 – Sep 2027Post upgraded from Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary level; tenure extended to 1 Sep 2027
5from Sep 2026 · end date not in sourceListed as Senior Deputy Election Commissioner in ECI officer directory

Also held, undated:Divisional Commissioner, Shimla and Dharamsala (dates not given)

Office

Deputy / Senior Deputy Election Commissioner

In office

since Sep 2024

Service

IAS, Himachal Pradesh cadre, 1996 batch

Entries on record

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Appointment as DEC reported in Aug 2024 (Indian Masterminds), at Additional Secretary rank with the post temporarily upgraded; the sources opened do not name the approving authority and the order was not found.