Uttar Pradesh transfers 38 IAS officers including five district magistrates
The administrative reshuffle comes ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections and the Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls.
The Uttar Pradesh government transferred 38 IAS officers on Friday, including the district magistrates of five districts, according to reports by Live Hindustan, India TV, and Hindustan Times. The reshuffle includes changes to leadership in development authorities, municipal corporations, and several chief development officer roles.
The transfers follow guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India on October 27 regarding the transfer of officials. These guidelines state that officers who have completed three years of service in a district by May 31, 2027, should be transferred, and officers assigned to specific areas during previous elections should not be re-posted there.
In the district administration, Prathamesh Kumar has been appointed district magistrate of Sitapur, replacing Rajagapati R, who is now director of the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA). Gaurav Singh Sogarwal has been appointed district magistrate of Siddharthnagar, while Shivasharanappa G.N. will serve as district magistrate of Maharajganj. Sunil Kumar Singh is the new district magistrate of Muzaffarnagar, and Joginder Singh has been appointed district magistrate of Bijnor.
Urban leadership changes include Anuj Singh as vice-chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and Vikramaditya Singh Malik as vice-chairman of the Meerut Development Authority. Himanshu Nagpal has been appointed municipal commissioner of Ghaziabad, while Shashwat Tripurari will serve as municipal commissioner of Varanasi.
Other key appointments include Abhishek Kumar as chief development officer of Gorakhpur, Rajesh Kumar as chief development officer of Ayodhya, and Sanjay Kumar Meena as additional chief executive officer of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). Krishna Kumar Singh has also been appointed additional chief executive officer of YEIDA.