P D Karandikar, born on December 30, 1949, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1973 Maharashtra cadre. He holds a postgraduate degree in Economics, a postgraduate diploma in Business Management, and a graduate degree in Political Science. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including Secretary, Joint Secretary, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Joint Managing Director, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Joint Director, Additional Commissioner, District Collector, and Assistant Collector. His most recent position was Divisional Commissioner at Pune, Maharashtra.