CEO Karnataka

Shri Sanjiv Kumar was appointed the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka on November 16, 2017. Before that, he had been serving as the Additional chief secretary (department of entrepreneurship, skill development, and livelihood). He was appointed 6 months prior to the Assembly polls scheduled on May 12 and replaced IAS officer, Anil Kumar Jha, who had been serving in the post since January 1, 2013.

Sanjiv Kumar is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. He is a native of Bihar and holds BSc and MSc degree from Delhi University.

Contact Details of Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka

Other Designated Officers are:

Name	Designation	Phone No./Fax No.	Email-ID
Sri Sanjiv Kumar	Chief Electoral Officer	Ph No. : 080-22242042 080-22224193 Fax :080-22234039	[email protected] [email protected]
Dr. K.G. Jagadeesha	Additional Chief Electoral Officer(EM)	Ph No. : 080-22288822	[email protected]
Sri. Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh	Additional Chief Electoral Officer	Ph No. : 080-22242024	[email protected]
Sri Ramesh K N	Joint Chief Electoral Officer (Technical) - I	Ph No. : 080-22234198 Fax:080-22231041	[email protected] [email protected]
Sri. Surya Sen A.V	Joint Chief Electoral Officer - II	Ph No. : 080-22288822	[email protected]
Sri V. Raghavendra	Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (Training & Eln. Exp.)	Ph No. : 080-22224195	[email protected]
Dr. Nagendra F. Honnalli	Deputy Chief Electoral Officer - II	Ph No. : 080-22224194	[email protected]
Sri Jnanesh	Deputy Chief Electoral Officer - III	Ph No. : 080-22288822	[email protected]
Sri Ramakrishna	Asst. Chief Electoral Officer & Ex-Officio under Secy.	Ph No. : 080-22242039	[email protected]
Sri P.T. Kulkarni	Consultant	Ph No. : 080-22234194	[email protected]
Sri N.Raju	Technical Consultant	Ph No. : 080-22242039	[email protected]

Address: Office of The Chief Electoral Officer
Nirvachana Nilaya,
Maharani's College Circle,
Sheshadri Road, Bangalore 560 001.
Fax No: 080-22234039
Helpline No. : 1950
Website : http://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/