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Subrat Sahoo
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Born (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Indian Administrative Service officer, writer
Years active1992 - present
Websitewww.subratsahoo.com

Subrat Sahoo (born 5 July 1968) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Chhattisgarh Cadre and science fiction writer.[1] His allotment year is 1992.Presently he is posted as Chief Electoral Officer for the state of Chhattisgarh [2] |,[3] under deputation to the Election Commission of India.[4] [5][6] His responsibilities include conducting the general elections to the legislative assembly and to the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament.

Career

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Subrat Sahoo is currently giving his services as Chief Electoral Officer of the state of Chhattisgarh, Election Commission of India.[7][8] As Chief Electoral Officer, he has recently successfully conducted the general elections to the legislative assembly of the state of Chhattisgarh. In the most peaceful elections in the state in the last couple of decades, this elections held in October–December 2018 witnessed no poll-related violence or aberrations, no repolls for the first time in the state's history, and no loss of life during the polling. Voting turnout in the rural and extremism-affected areas increased substantially.[9] He was honoured by the President of India on January 25, 2019,[10][11] for his achievements in the field of election management and administrative innovations in the field of elections in the state, as well as for conducting the most peaceful elections here.[12] [13] He has served important posts such as District Collector in the Districts: Durg, Dhamtari & Sarguja. He has also been Commissioner of Bilaspur Division, Chhattisgarh. His services have also been marked in Tourism Department, Sports Department, Tribal Welfare Department, Social Welfare Department, Women & Child Development Department, Food & Civil Supplies Department & Culture Department, Department of School Education & Literacy, Health and Medical Education.[14][15] He has been Managing Director of The Civil Supplies Corporation, Marketing Federation, State Warehousing Corporation, Chairman and MD of the Apex Bank, MD of the Tourism Board, among others.

Subrat Sahoo writes for Documentaries & Short Films as well.[16][17] He was responsible for creating a video awareness campaign for tourism in Chhattisgarh based on local icons. He is the holder of several Golden Book of World Records, including one for largest coverage of immunization in one day, for largest coverage of adolescent girls under a menstrual hygiene awareness campaign in a single day, and a Limca Book of Records for the largest number of beneficiaries covered in a single day under the government sponsored mass marriage of eligible BPL couples. His science fiction book *Future Past*,[18] a collection of sci-fi short stories with twist in each tale, was published in December 2014.[19]

He is scheduled to address the India Conclave at Harvard in mid-February 2019,[20] regarding his administrative experience during the Chhattisgarh assembly elections.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Ratan Tata's Latest Investment: Education". NDTV. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ "CEO Office | Official Website of Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Chhattisgarh, India".
  3. ^ "CEO Subrat Sahoo to directly interact with electors today".
  4. ^ https://eci.gov.in
  5. ^ "Secretaries of Education - CIPS" (PDF). www.cips.org.in. Retrieved 20 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "ALL India Services Establishment Online Portal". Government of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 20 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "National Voters Day: IBC24 को नेशनल मीडिया अवॉर्ड | सामारोह में राष्ट्रपति Ramnath Kovind मौजूद". YouTube.
  8. ^ "CEO Office | Official Website of Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Chhattisgarh, India".
  9. ^ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=385227515383700&id=163888460850941 [user-generated source]
  10. ^ "सुब्रत साहू को निर्वाचन में सर्वश्रेष्ठ उपलब्धि के लिए मिलेगा राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार | Chief Electoral Officer Subrata Sahu in the election National award for best achievement". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ "The IAS officers who made these 5 state elections controversy-free". 13 December 2018.
  12. ^ @CEOChhattisgarh (25 January 2019). "राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस के अवसर पर छत्तीसगढ़ को मतदाता जागरूकता, निर्वाचन नामावली की शुद्धता, नक्सल प्रभावित क्षेत्र…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Drolia, Rashmi (12 August 2015). "School bags in Chhattisgarh to get lighter". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor presents 31 kids with 'Chhattisgarh jewel' award". The Times of India. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  15. ^ "List of State Officers". Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Yoga classes to start in all schools in Chhattisgarh". The Times of India. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  17. ^ "IAS aspirants guided by senior officials of state". The Hitavada. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Future Past and Other Sci-Fi Short Stories".
  19. ^ "Chief Minister releases Subrat Sahu's book- 'Future Past' a collection of short sci-fi stories". Government of Chhattisgarh. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  20. ^ http://indiaconference.com/2019/speakers/subrat-sahoo/
  21. ^ "नक्सली क्षेत्र में बिना बाधा के चुनाव के विषय पर हार्वर्ड में लेक्चर देंगे छत्तीसगढ़ के सीईओ".