Anup Chandra Pandey (born 15 February 1959) is a retired 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He served as Election Commissioner of India.[4] Pandey had also served as the Chief Secretary of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, in addition to serving as the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, before retiring on 31 August 2019. He was Member, National Green Tribunal Oversight Committee, U.P before joining Election Commission.

Anup Chandra Pandey
Election Commissioner of India
In office
9 June 2021 – 14 February 2024
Preceded bySushil Chandra
Succeeded byGyanesh Kumar,Retired IAS Officer
Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
In office
30 June 2018 – 31 August 2019
Preceded byRajive Kumar
Succeeded byRajendra Kumar Tiwari
Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh
In office
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Personal details
Born (1959-02-15) 15 February 1959 (age 65)
Chandigarh, Punjab, India[1][2][3]
OccupationRetired IAS officer

Education

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Pandey holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from Punjab Engineering College,[2][3] is a Master of Business Administration in Business Management,[2][3] and has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Ancient History.[2][3]

Career

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Pandey has served in various key positions for both the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India, including as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure and Industrial Development and NRI), chairperson of Udyog Bandhu and Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, divisional commissioner of Lucknow division, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance and Institutional Finance) and Finance Commissioner, chairperson of Pradeshiya Infrastructure and Investment Corporation of Uttar Pradesh, chairperson of Greater NOIDA, Principal Secretary (Medical Education), Principal Secretary (Planning) and director general of Uttar Pradesh State Planning Institute and as the district magistrate and collector of two districts of a unified Uttar Pradesh in the Uttar Pradesh government;[2][3] and as an additional secretary in the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare of the Ministry of Defence, additional director general in the Bureau of Indian Standards and as a joint secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Indian government.[2][3]

Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh

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Pandey was appointed the Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure and Industrial Development and NRI) and Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh (IIDC), overseeing the Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development and the Department of NRI, in September 2017;[5] Pandey assumed the office of IIDC on 9 September 2017,[3] and retired on 31 August 2019.[6]

Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

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Pandey was appointed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh government in June 2018, succeeding Rajive Kumar;[7][8][9] Pandey assumed the office of chief secretary on 30 June 2018[10][11][12] and retired on 31 August 2019.[6]

Election Commissioner of India

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Pandey was appointed as Election Commissioner of India on 8 June 2021.[4]Pandey assumed the office on 9 June 2021 and served their till 14 February 2024.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Gradation list of Uttar Pradesh Cadre IAS officers - 2018" (PDF). Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 19. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Rajive Kumar - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "IAS Posting Detail —> Dr. Anup Chandra Pandey". Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Breaking news live: Anup Chandra Pandey appointed election commissioner". The Times of India.
  5. ^ Jaiswal, Anuja (8 September 2017). "Major bureaucratic rejig in UP days after Yogi met RSS chief; 36 IAS officers shifted". The Times of India. Lucknow: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. OCLC 23379369. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b Shukla, Nelanshu (1 September 2019). "Rajendra Kumar Tiwari takes charge as acting UP chief secretary". India Today. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ "AC Pandey appointed new chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Lucknow. Express News Service. 27 June 2018. OCLC 243883379. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Anup Chandra Pandey appointed new chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh". United News of India. Lucknow. United News of India. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Anup Chandra Pandey To Be Next UP Chief Secretary". NDTV. Lucknow. Press Trust of India. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Anoop [sic] Chandra Pandey takes charge as chief secretary". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. 1 July 2018. ISSN 0972-0243. OCLC 231696742. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via PressReader.
  11. ^ "Anup Chandra Pandey took over as the new Chief Secretary of UP". The Pioneer. Lucknow: Chandan Mitra. Pioneer News Service. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as new Chief Secretary of UP". United News of India. Lucknow. United News of India. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as Election Commissioner". The Hindu. 9 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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