Manoj Agarwal (Indian Retired Indian Administrative Services Office.

Quick Info

Profession	Retired Indian Administrative Services Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	08/07/1966
Age	59 years
Birthplace	Uttar Pradesh, India

Latest News about Manoj Agarwal

10/05/2026

IAS officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who served as Chief Electoral Officer overseeing the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections that brought the BJP to power with 207 seats, was appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. The appointment, issued from Nabanna in Howrah and signed by Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Pandey, came two days after the new BJP government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari assumed office, succeeding Dushyant Nariala. His selection was based on his calm leadership style, institutional memory, and extensive field experience across key departments.

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Manoj Kumar Agarwal
Known For	Being chief secretary in Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's government in West Bengal

Physical Stats & More

Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Gray

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Qualification	Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Languages	English Hindi

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Wife/Spouse	Rooma

Career

Highlights	1990 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the West Bengal Cadre Served as District Magistrate in North Dinapur and Bardhaman districts Worked as personal secretary to former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Served in the Government of India in ministries related to Water Resources and Information & Broadcasting Executive Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) Commissioner of Land Disposal in the New Delhi Development Authority Secretary of the Development Department of North Division in West Bengal Principal Secretary in the Personal and Administrative Reforms Department of West Bengal Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Food and Supplies Department of West Bengal Handled administrative responsibilities in the Fire and Emergency Service Department Additional Chief Secretary of the Forest Department in West Bengal Appointed Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Overseen the 2026 Assembly elections Appointed Chief Secretary of West Bengal Served as District Magistrate in North Dinajpur from 1999 to 2001 and Bardhaman from 2001 to 2003 Early postings as additional district magistrate in Bardhaman, SDO in Bardhaman, ADM in Purulia, and CEO in Jalpaiguri through the 1990s Additional Chief Secretary, Disaster Management & Civil Defence Key roles in the Home and Hill Affairs Department
Controversies	Disproportionate assets case registered against him by the Crime Branch of Investigation in 2009 CBI filed chargesheet in 2013, but was acquitted in 2016

Highlights

1990 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the West Bengal Cadre
Served as District Magistrate in North Dinapur and Bardhaman districts
Worked as personal secretary to former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Served in the Government of India in ministries related to Water Resources and Information & Broadcasting
Executive Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC)
Commissioner of Land Disposal in the New Delhi Development Authority
Secretary of the Development Department of North Division in West Bengal
Principal Secretary in the Personal and Administrative Reforms Department of West Bengal
Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Food and Supplies Department of West Bengal
Handled administrative responsibilities in the Fire and Emergency Service Department
Additional Chief Secretary of the Forest Department in West Bengal
Appointed Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal
Overseen the 2026 Assembly elections
Appointed Chief Secretary of West Bengal
Served as District Magistrate in North Dinajpur from 1999 to 2001 and Bardhaman from 2001 to 2003
Early postings as additional district magistrate in Bardhaman, SDO in Bardhaman, ADM in Purulia, and CEO in Jalpaiguri through the 1990s
Additional Chief Secretary, Disaster Management & Civil Defence
Key roles in the Home and Hill Affairs Department

Controversies

Disproportionate assets case registered against him by the Crime Branch of Investigation in 2009
CBI filed chargesheet in 2013, but was acquitted in 2016

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Originally hails from Uttar Pradesh
2. Joined IAS service through direct recruitment after completing engineering degree
3. Developed close professional relationship with former Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi

Manoj Agarwal Retired Indian Administrative Services Officer Indian Uttar Pradesh, India