Profile :Raj Pratap Singh, a retired civil servant of the 1983 batch, took charge as State Election Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh on 7^th March 2024.He holds a post-graduate degree in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi and has had a diverse and distinguished 40-year career with an unwavering commitment to public service and impactful governance. He made significant contributions at both state and central government levels, serving in the Prime Minister’s Office as Joint Secretary and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, as well as at the multilateral development institution (World Bank) as Sr. Advisor. After his superannuation from Civil Services in June 2018, he served as the Chairman of the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission until June 2023.

He has been Chief / Dy. Chief in government departments, autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertakings for developmental, regulatory and resource mobilization functions. In these assignments, Sh. Singh has effectively brought transparency & good governance in decision making and execution, prudent financial management and anti-corruption measures. During his tenure in the UPERC, he played a pivotal role in shaping the electricity regulations in the state of UP, focusing on energy security, tariff designing, clean energy transition, peer-to-peer energy transition, power market development, etc.

He has represented India in numerous bilateral and multilateral international forums, including Bank-Fund Development Council Meetings, IDA Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, etc., and has widely travelled. As a member of official delegation, he has represented in around 34 countries including USA, UK, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Denmark, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Switzerland, Nigeria, etc.

Sh. Raj Pratap Singh in his illustrious career has held various important posts, some of the salient ones are – Chairman of UPERC(2018 - 2023), Agriculture Production Commissioner & Additional Chief Secretary Govt of Uttar Pradesh Dates (Apr 2017 – July 2018), Member - Board Of Revenue (Feb 2016 – Mar 2017), Principal Secretary - Government of Uttar Pradesh (Nov 2010 – Feb 2016), Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh (Feb 2010 – Mar 2012), Sr. Advisor - The World Bank (Nov 2004 – Nov 2007), Private Secretary to Prime Minister of India (Nov 1999 – Oct 2004), Secretary - UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (Mar 1998 – Nov 1999), District Magistrate & Collector – Lucknow Government of Uttar Pradesh (Jun 1997 – Apr 1998). He superannuated as Agriculture Production Commissioner, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.