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Manjunath Bhajantri Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Age: 45 Years
Wife: Jyothi Yelevala
Hometown: Belgaum, Karnataka

Manjunath Bhajantri

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ProfessionCivil Servant (IAS Officer)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Civil Service
ServiceIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch2011
CadreJharkhand
Major Designations4-5-2012 to 23-7-2012: Assistant Collector and A D M, Gumla
23-7-2012 to 4-11-2018: Assistant Collector and A D M, Ranchi
23-7-2012 to 30-8-2013: Assistant Collector and Assistant Magistrate (Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Department), Gumla
31-8-2013 to 27-8-2014: SDO/SDM (Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department), Seraikela Kharaswan
26-8-2014 to 14-2-2015: District Dev Commissioner (Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Rajbhasha Department), Khunti
13-2-2015 to 1-4-2016: District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner (Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department), Lohardaga
6-2-2017: Managing Director of Energy Department
1-4-2016 to 6-2-2017: Managing Director (Energy & Alternative Energy
Power Transmission Corporation Limited), Ranchi
6-2/2017 to 9-2-2018: District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner (Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department), Simdega
10-2-2018 to 5-11-2018: Director Industries, Mines & Geology Department
10-2-2018 to 5-11-2018: Managing Director, Industries & Mines Department
5-11-2018 to 11-9-2019: Joint Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Dev and Fisheries Department
5-11-2018: Joint Secretary, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
26-12-2018 to 11-9-2019: Managing Director, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Department
12-9-2019 to 5-3-2020: Personal Secretary to Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
6-3-2020 to 4-11-2020: Personal Secretary to Minister of State, Railways
12-2-2024 - Till Date: Administrator, Subarnarekha Pariyojana Jamshedpur
AwardExcellence in Governance Award (2023)
Manjunath Bhajantri while receiving Excellence in Governance Award from Amit Shah
Personal Life
Date of Birth5 June 1979 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)45 Years
BirthplaceBelgaum, Karnataka
Zodiac signGemini
NationalityIndian
HometownBelgaum, Karnataka
SchoolJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Belgaum
College/UniversityIIT Bombay
Educational QualificationB. Tech. (CSE)
ControversyAlleged Forced Flight Clearance and Sedition Charges in Deoghar

In 2022, the Deoghar police registered an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari based on Manjunath's claim that they forcefully obtained clearance for a chartered flight's take-off when the airport lacked night take-off or landing facilities. In response, Dubey filed an FIR in Delhi on 3 September 2022 against Manjunath and Jharkhand police officers, including sedition charges for allegedly compromising national security.
Social MediaFacebook
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Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseJyothi Yelevala
Manjunath Bhajantri with his wife and daughters
ChildrenDaughters- 2
ParentsFather- Hanamantappa
Manjunath Bhajantri's parents
Manjunath Bhajantri with his mother
SiblingsHe has five siblings.

Manjunath Bhajantri

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manjunath Bhajantri

  • In the early eighties, Manjunath Bhajantri’s father, Hanamantappa, would gather logs from nearby forests in Karnataka to sell at the Sureban village market in Belgaum district. This was the only means of income for their family of eight.
  • Hanamantappa and his wife were semi-literate. They struggled financially but provided their six children with a better life. They encouraged them to study hard.
  • Manjunath’s aptitude in mathematics was noticed by his school teachers in class 5.
  • He secured admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Belgaum in class 6. He was the class 12 board topper in Hyderabad.
  • After 12th, Manjunath Bhajantri cleared the engineering entrance exam without any coaching and joined IIT Bombay in 1997 to study computer science engineering.
  • After graduating from IIT Bombay, he did not take up a job but instead looked for an investor and founded a start-up. He developed a text-to-speech software; however, the start-up failed as its investor backed out.
  • Later, he worked for Reliance and Infosys for some time.
  • Manjunath Bhajantri started preparing for the UPSC civil services examination in 2009 and cleared the examination in 2010, becoming an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre.
  • His father wanted him to stay in the IPS; however, Manjunath reappeared for the civil services examination in 2010 and qualified for the Indian Administrative Service  (IAS) and was allotted the Jharkhand cadre.
  • Manjunath Bhajantri is inspired by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.
  • He once served as the Director of Handloom, Sericulture, and Handicraft in the Government of Jharkhand.
  • Manjunath Bhajantri has held various posts including private secretary to the Minister of State, Railways, and the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, under the Modi government.

    Manjunath Bhajantri while at work

    Manjunath Bhajantri while at work

  • In 2020, he was appointed as the deputy commissioner and district election officer (DEO) of Deoghar, Jharkhand.
  • Manjunath Bhajantri likes to play the guitar in his free time. He meditates regularly. His favourite film is 3 Idiots.