Ramachandran R, born on 06/10/1986, is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2012 batch from the Karnataka cadre. He holds a B.Sc. in Zoology from the University of Madras and LL.B. degrees in Civil & Criminal Law and Law from Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Tamilnadu. He is currently serving as Director of Census Operations / Director of Citizen Registration at Karnataka since 20/03/2026. His previous roles include Managing Director, Commissioner, Special Commissioner, State Project Director, Chairperson, Executive Director, Deputy Commissioner, State Mission Director, Chief Executive Officer, Assistant Commissioner, Director, and Additional Director. He knows English, Tamil, and Kannada.