Sujata R Karthikeyan Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sujata Rout Karthikeyan
Other name	Sujata Pandian
Profession	Civil Servant (IAS Officer)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (162 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Civil Service
Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	2000
Cadre	Odisha
Major Designations	• Commissioner cum Joint Secretary at Bhubaneswar in Women and Child Development on 6 May 2021 • Commissioner-cum-Director at Bhubaneswar in Women and Child Development from 20 April 2017 to 5 May 2021 • Commissioner-cum-Director at Bhubaneswar in Personnel and General Administration from 1 January 2016 to 19 April 2017 • Director cum Deputy Secretary at Bhubaneswar in Personnel and General Administration from 18 February 2013 to 31 December 2015 • Director cum Deputy Secretary in Social Justice and Empowerment from 14 September 2009 to 17 February 2013 • District Collector and District Magistrate in Land Revenue Management in Cuttack from 8 April 2007 to 20 July 2008 • District Collector and District Magistrate at Sundargarh in Land Revenue Management from 1 July 2005 to 7 April 2007 • Project Administrator and Under Secretary of Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Sundargarh from 12 August 2004 to 30 June 2005 • Sub Collector and Under Secretary at Nabarangpur from 1 January 2004 to 11 August 2004 • Sub Collector at Nabarangpur in Land Revenue Management from 1 August 2002 to 1 January 2004
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 September 1975 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	48 Years
Birthplace	Jamshedpur, Bihar
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jamshedpur, Bihar
Educational Qualification	A master's degree in International Politics
Political Inclination	Biju Janata Dal [1]The Hindu
Address	A-l Block, Ground floor, Toshali Bhawan, Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Controversy	Misuse of Her Position On 3 May 2024, the Election Commission of India ordered the transfer of Sujata R Karthikeyan from the Mission Shakti department to a non-public facing department in Orissa as a higher level BJP delegation had alleged that Sujata was misusing her position to influence voters in favor of BJD.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	V. K. Pandian (former IAS officer and BJD leader)
Children	Daughter- Nayantara Karthikeyan Note: She has two children.
Parents	Father- Dr. Akshay Kumar Rout (Paediatrician; died in May 2020) Mother- Pushpa Rout
Siblings	Sisters- 2 • Sushmita Rout (veterinarian) • Suchitra Rout (a management professional)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sujata R Karthikeyan

• After completing her class 10, Sujata R Karthikeyan chose the Arts stream for her higher studies. She was encouraged by her father to become an IAS officer.

• In 1993, Sujata R Karthikeyan, along with her father, went to Delhi.

• Once, she went to get admission at an Arts College, where a person asked her father why was he educating a girl. Her father replied that he wanted his daughter to become a collector. This incident motivated her to pursue civil services.

• Sujata R Karthikeyan was appointed as Secretary at Mission Shakti after becoming an IAS.
  

  Sujata R Karthikeyan during an award-distributing ceremony in Odisha

• She was then appointed as a commissioner cum secretary of the Odia Language Literature and Culture Department under the Government of Odisha.
  

  Sujata R Karthikeyan while on duty

• On 3 May 2024, Sujata R Karthikeyan was transferred from the Mission Shakti department to a ‘non-public facing department’ by the Election Commission of India on the allegations that she was an agent of the BJD.