FULL NAME: Bhupendra Singh Poonia
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1981 (Source: Government of Odisha)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS: Rajasthan, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: BA from Rajasthan University, Jaipur and MA from JNU, New Delhi.
PROFESSION: Administration 2008 batch IAS officer

ROLE IN SPORTS:
*     Joined as the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha on 13 February 2026. He replaced Sachin Ramachandra Jadhav.
*     Also functioned as the Secretary of the Department of Skill Development & Technical Education.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 13 February 2026