Devendra Kumar Tiwari | |
|---|---|
| State Election Commissioner of Jharkhand | |
| Assumed office 10 February 2021 | |
| Chief Secretary Government of Jharkhand | |
| In office 1 April 2019 –31 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Sukhdev Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devendra Kumar Tiwari 26 March 1960 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Relatives | R. K. Tiwari (brother) [1] |
| Alma mater | King George's Medical University Ranchi University University of Manchester |
| Occupation | IAS officer,Civil servant |
Devendra Kumar Tiwari (born March 26,1960) is an Indian civil servant and a 1986 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service from the Jharkhand cadre. He currently serves as the State Election Commissioner of Jharkhand. [2] Previously,he was the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand,holding the office from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. [3] [4]
Tiwari holds an MBBS degree from King George's Medical University,a Bachelor of Laws degree from Chotanagpur Law College and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Manchester. [5]
Tiwari has held several key positions in the Government of Bihar and the Government of Jharkhand. He was District Magistrate and Collector of Kishanganj and Chhapra districts in Bihar. In Jharkhand,he served as Secretary in departments such as Building Construction,Water Resources,and Health,as well as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister. He has also worked as Principal Secretary (Human Resources and Planning) and Principal Resident Commissioner at Jharkhand Bhavan,New Delhi.[ citation needed ]
In June 2018,he was appointed as the Development Commissioner of Jharkhand,and in April 2019,as Chief Secretary of Jharkhand,where he served until March 31,2020. [6]