Chikkamagaluru DC transferred within four-and-a-half months; Kalaburagi ZP CEO to take his place
The Karnataka government has transferred Nagaraja N.M. from his position as Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru after just four and a half months. He has been replaced by Bhanwar Singh Meena, while Nagaraja will take on a new role as Ombudsman for the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society. Speculation suggests that the transfer may be related to recent electoral controversies in the region.
- ▪Nagaraja N.M. was transferred from his post as Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru after a brief tenure of four and a half months.
- ▪Bhanwar Singh Meena, a 2017-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as his successor.
- ▪Nagaraja will now serve as Ombudsman of the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society in Bengaluru.
- ▪The transfer has sparked speculation regarding its connection to recent electoral developments in the Sringeri constituency.
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Karnataka government on May 19, 2026, issued an order transferring Nagaraja N.M. from the post of Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru — just four and a half months after he assumed charge. The unusually short tenure has triggered widespread speculation about the reasons behind the move. He had taken charge as DC of the district on January 1 this year.Nagaraja has been replaced by Bhanwar Singh Meena, a 2017-batch IAS officer who was serving as Chief Executive Officer of Kalaburagi Zilla Panchayat.
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