FULL NAME: Somesh Kumar Upadhyay
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 January, 1989
PARENTS: Upendra Upadhyay (Father), Manju Upadhyay (Mother)
NATIVE ADDRESS: Awari, Marhowrah, Saran, Bihar, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
EDUCATION: Studied at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (2010-2013); St Xaviers College, Calcutta (2007-2010); Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapitha, Deogarh, Jharkhand (2005-2007) and Ramharipur Ramakrishna Mission School, Bankura, West Bengal.
PROFESSION: IAS Officer (Odisha Cadre, 2017 Batch)
ROLE IN SPORTS: Administrator and sports enthusiast

MAJOR WORK:
*     Functioned as Chief Executive Officer, Hockey Promotion Council since November, 2019.
*     Also functioned as Chief General Manager, Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Ltd (OMFED) since October, 2019.
*     Functioned as Editor, Indian Football Network since January, 2011.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Clinched 34th rank in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination on 31 May, 2017.
*     His father died on 31 May, 2015 after a long battle with cancer.
*     Somesh has two younger sisters (Anjali, Ananya).
*     He was born and brought up in Kolkata where his father was working in private firm.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 10 March, 2020