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{{Short description|22nd Chief Election Commissioner of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Om Prakash Rawat
| image =File:Shri Om Prakash Rawat (cropped).jpg
| caption =Rawat taking charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India, in January 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|2|df=y}}
| office = 22nd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]]
| termstart=23 January 2018
| termend = 1 December 2018
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| predecessor=[[Achal Kumar Jyoti]]
| successor= [[Sunil Arora]]
| termend1=22 January 2018
| termstart1=14 August 2015
| birth_name=Om Prakash Rawat
| birth_place=[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| office1=[[Election Commissioner of India]]
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]] ([[BSc]], [[MSc]])
| occupation=[[Indian Administrative Service|Retired IAS Officer]]
| awards = An awardee of state government's 'recognition of forest rights' in 2009.
| native_name =
| office2=[[Secretary to the Government of India|Public Enterprise Secretary of India]]
| termend2=31 December 2013
| termstart2=3 March 2012

}}

'''Om Prakash Rawat''' (born 2 December 1953) is a retired 1977 batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of the [[Madhya Pradesh]] cadre who served as 22nd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/president-kovind-appoints-sunil-arora-as-new-chief-election-commissioner-5465892/|title=President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner|date=2018-11-26|newspaper=The Indian Express|accessdate=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-rawat-new-chief-election-commissioner-former-finance-secretary-lavasa-named-ec-5034028/|title=O P Rawat new CEC, former finance secretary Lavasa named EC|date=2018-01-22|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-US}}</ref> He has also served as one of the two{{Nbsp}}[[Election Commissioner of India|Election Commissioners of India]] and the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Public Enterprise Secretary]] of India.

== Education ==
Rawat is a graduate ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]]) and [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]]) in [[physics]] from the [[Banaras Hindu University|Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi]] (BHU),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=11663&PageId=|title=Om Prakash Rawat - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN51_14082015.pdf|title=Sh. Om Prakash Rawat takes over as new Election Commissioner of India|date=14 August 2015|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ecr.aspx|title=Election Commissioner - Shri Om Prakash Rawat|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> and has [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] ([[Master of Science|MSc]]) in social development planning,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> which he did in 1989 in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />

== Career ==

=== As an IAS officer ===
Rawat served in various positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] such as [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Commerce and Industries), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]], [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Woman and Child Development) [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Tribal Welfare), Vice Chairman of [[Narmada Valley Development Authority]], Excise Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh, and as the [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] of [[Narsinghpur district|Narsinghpur]] and [[Indore district|Indore]] [[List of districts of Madhya Pradesh|districts]] in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh government]];<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> and as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Public Enterprise Secretary]], and as a [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] in the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /> As the Principal Secretary, Tribal Development in Govt of Madhya Pradesh he received the Prime Ministers Award for outstanding and innovative work in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
==== Public Enterprise Secretary ====
Rawat was appointed as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Union Public Enterprise Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] in March 2012, he assumed office on 3 March 2012,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> and demitted it on and superannuation from service on 31 December 2013.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> It was under his tenure, in April 2013, that the Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability for Central Public Sector Enterprises were developed and became a forebearer to the amendment of Indian Companies Act (February 2014) that introduced a new CSR Policy in the country, making it mandatory for larger enterprises to spent at least 2 percent of their profits on socially responsible activities.

=== Post retirement ===

==== Election Commissioner of India ====
[[File:Shri Om Prakash Rawat taking charge as Election Commissioner of India, in New Delhi on August 14, 2015.jpg|left|thumb|Rawat taking charge as an [[Election Commissioner of India]] in August 2015]]
Rawat assumed office as one of the two[[Election Commissioners of India|{{Nbsp}}Election Commissioners of India]] on 14 August 2015.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=126065|title=Om Prakash Rawat takes over as new Election Commissioner of India|date=14 August 2015|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/om-prakash-rawat-assumes-charge-as-the-new-election-commissioner/articleshow/48487860.cms?intenttarget=no|title=Om Prakash Rawat assumes charge as the new Election Commissioner|date=14 August 2015|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/om-prakash-rawat-appointed-as-the-new-election-commissioner/1/458448.html|title=Om Prakash Rawat appointed as the new Election Commissioner|date=13 August 2015|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/sh-om-prakash-rawat-takes-over-as-new-election-commissioner-of-115081401645_1.html|title=Sh. Om Prakash Rawat Takes Over as New Election Commissioner of India|date=15 August 2015|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> During his tenure at the [[Election Commission of India]], elections to state legislative assemblies of [[Bihar]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[West Bengal]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Assam]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Punjab]], [[Manipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Goa]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] were held. Besides, presidential as well as vice-presidential elections were also be held during his stint with the Election Commission of India.<ref name="PIB" /><ref name=":2" />
==== Chief Election Commissioner of India ====
As the senior-most [[Election Commissioner of India|Election Commissioner]], post the retirement of [[A. K. Joti|Achal Kumar Jyoti]], Rawat was announced to be the next Chief Election Commissioner on 21 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/om-prakash-rawat-to-succeed-ak-joti-as-new-chief-election-commissioner-5033745/|title=Om Prakash Rawat to succeed AK Joti as new Chief Election Commissioner|date=21 January 2018|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/om-prakash-rawat-to-take-over-as-chief-election-commissioner-on-january-23/articleshow/62592957.cms|title=Om Prakash Rawat to take over as chief election commissioner on January 23|date=21 January 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/om-prakash-rawat-appointed-new-chief-election-commissioner-ashok-lavasa-named-commissioner/1024128/|title=Om Prakash Rawat appointed new Chief Election Commissioner; Ashok Lavasa named commissioner|date=21 January 2018|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/om-prakash-rawat-appointed-new-chief-election-commissioner-1802876|title=Om Prakash Rawat Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner|date=21 January 2018|editor-last=Bose|editor-first=Abhimanyu|website=[[NDTV]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-op-rawat-to-be-next-chief-election-commissioner-to-suceed-ak-joti-2577270|title=OP Rawat to be next Chief Election Commissioner, to succeed AK Joti|date=21 January 2018|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> Rawat assumed charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 23 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN7_23012018.pdf|title=Subject: Shri O. P. Rawat takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner|date=23 January 2018|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/om-prakash-rawat-assumes-charge-as-chief-election-commissioner/article10048287.ece|title=O P Rawat assumes charge as CEC|last=Phandis|first=Ashwini|date=23 January 2018|website=[[Business Line]]|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/655478/o-p-rawat-takes-charge.html|title=O P Rawat takes charge as new CEC|date=23 January 2018|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> He retired from the post on 1 December 2018 on attaining 65 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sunil-arora-takes-over-as-chief-election-commissioner-will-oversee-2019-polls/story-xFbXfa07Z5CIX2NNBQWByO.html|title=Sunil Arora takes over as Chief Election Commissioner, will oversee 2019 polls|date=2018-12-02}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=11663&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]
* [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ecr.aspx Profile at Election Commission of India's website]
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