| 1. An IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre since 1977. |
| 2. Has served in various roles for both Madhya Pradesh Government and Union Government. |
| 3. Deputed to South Africa as a United Nations election observer. |
| 4. Was Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Babu Lal Gaur of Madhya Pradesh. |
| 5. Recipient of Prime Minister’s Award for excellence in Public Administration in 2010. |
| 6. Appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India by President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018. |
| 7. As Excise Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh in 2004, he implemented transparency reforms that significantly increased state excise revenue from a stagnant level of approximately Rs 800 crore. |
| 8. Oversaw elections in 14 states as Election Commissioner, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Assam, Puducherry, and West Bengal. |
| 9. As Chief Election Commissioner, oversaw state assembly elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram, as well as presidential and vice presidential elections. |
| 10. Known among bureaucratic colleagues and politicians as a soft-spoken gentleman who is a staunch follower of the rule book. |
| 11. Appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India on 21 January 2018 and assumed charge on 23 January 2018. |
| 12. Retired from the post of Chief Election Commissioner on 01 December 2018 upon attaining 65 years of age. |
