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The Dasara Secretariat sits in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru. For visitor help use the 1077 control room; for press, sponsorship and stall enquiries, the desks below.
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Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer
Mysuru District Administration
Bannur Road, Siddartha Nagar, Mysuru 570 011
Karnataka, India
1077Control room · toll-free · 24×70821-2424079DC office · 10 AM – 5:30 PM · also 0821-2428383[email protected]Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer0821-2418111Tourist Police · 24×7Write to usFeedback, stalls, sponsorship, media
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Official document
Dasara 2026 sub-committees — officers
18 sub-committees
Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer
Bannur Road, Siddartha Nagar, Mysuru 570 011 · 0821-2424079 · 0821-2428383 · [email protected]
1 Welcome, Invitation & Venue AllocationReception, invitations and the allotment of venues
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Aishwarya R, KAS | Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru |
| Working President | Smt Roopa, KAS | Secretary, CHDA (welcome & invitation) |
| Co-working President | Smt Sindhu | Superintending Engineer, MCC |
| Working President | Sri Ashok P, KAS | Assistant Commissioner, Mysuru (venue allocation) |
| Secretary | Sri Madhusudan | Executive Engineer, MCC |
| Secretary | Sri Mahesh Kumar, KAS | Tahsildar |
2 Bandobast (Security)Policing, traffic and crowd management
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Seema Latkar, IPS | Commissioner of Police, Mysuru |
| Working President | Dr Harsha Priyamvada, IPS | DCP, Law & Order |
| Secretary | Sri K.N. Sundar Raj, KSPS | DCP, Traffic |
| Co-secretary | Sri N. Mahesh | Assistant Administrative Officer |
3 Panjina Kavayathu (Torchlight Parade)The Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Seema Latkar, IPS | Commissioner of Police, Mysuru |
| Working President | Sri Mahesh B.R. | Commissioner, MUDA |
| Co-working President | Sri Siddanagouda Patil, KSPS | DCP, CAR |
| Co-working President | Sri Sunil | Superintending Engineer, CESC |
| Secretary | Sri Girish | Zonal Commissioner-02, MCC |
| Co-secretary | Sri Harish H.M. | ACP, Traffic |
| Co-secretary | Sri Madesh | Executive Engineer, CESC, N.R. Mohalla |
| Coordinator | Smt Sindhu | AEE, Zone-5, MUDA |
4 Procession & Tableaux (Jumboo Savari)The Vijayadashami procession, tableaux and folk troupes
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Sheikh Tanveer Asif, IAS | Director, SIRD |
| Working President | Chief Planning Officer | Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru |
| Co-working President | Sri Raviprasad, KSPS | ACP, Vijayanagar |
| Co-working President | Sri Sandeep | Zonal Commissioner, Zone-3, MCC |
| Co-working President | Sri Deepak | Executive Engineer (Electrical), MCC |
| Secretary | Sri Mrutyunjaya | Executive Engineer, MCC |
| Coordinator | Dr M.D. Sudarshan | Assistant Director, Kannada & Culture |
| Coordinator | Smt Sridevi | Environment Engineer, MCC |
| Coordinator | Smt Poornashree | AEE, MCC |
5 Raitha DasaraThe farmers’ festival
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Bheemappa Lali | Deputy Secretary (Development), Zilla Panchayat |
| Working President | Sri K.H. Ravi | Joint Director, Agriculture |
| Secretary | Sri Manjunath | Deputy Director, Fisheries |
| Co-secretary | Dr Siddarama M.N. | Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services |
6 Cultural DasaraThe Palace stage and the other cultural stages
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS | CEO, Zilla Panchayat (Palace stage) |
| Working President | Sri Subramanya T.N. | Deputy Director, Palace Board (Palace stage) |
| Working President | Joint Director | Social Welfare (other stages) |
| Secretary | Dr M.D. Sudarshan | Assistant Director, Kannada & Culture |
7 Lalithakale & Karakushala KaleFine arts and crafts at CAVA
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Devaraju A, KAS | Commissioner, Archaeology, Museums & Heritage |
| Working President | Sri Raghavendra K | Reader & Head, Sculpture, CAVA |
| Secretary | Sri Jayashankar | Programming Assistant, CAVA |
8 Deepalankara (Illumination)Palace and city illumination, the drone show
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Archana M.S., IAS | Managing Director, CESC |
| Working President | Sri Sunil | Superintending Engineer, CESC |
| Secretary | Sri Madesh | Executive Engineer, CESC |
9 KavigoshtiThe poets’ meet
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Dr M. Dasegowda, KAS | Deputy Commissioner (Administration), MCC |
| Working President | Sri Nanjaiah Honganuru | Director, Kannada Studies, University of Mysore |
| Secretary | Sri Ananda M.B., KMAS | Deputy Director, KUIDFC |
| Coordinator | Dr Triveni | — |
| Coordinator | Dr Umesh Bevinahalli | — |
10 Yoga DasaraYoga programmes and competitions
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Ramya | Deputy Director, Land Records |
| Working President | Sri Niroop Wesley | Education Officer, Mysuru |
| Secretary | Dr Renuka Devi | District AYUSH Officer |
11 Yuva SambhramaThe students’ cultural festival at Manasagangotri
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Aishwarya R, KAS | Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru |
| Working President | Smt Prathibha | Zonal Commissioner, Zone-06, MCC |
| Co-working President | Sri Mantelingu | Director, CDC, University of Mysore |
| Co-working President | Smt Mohana Kumari, KAS | Tahsildar, Saragur |
| Co-working President | Sri S. Jagadish | Development Officer, Zone-06 |
| Secretary | Sri Mohammad Musrafa | AEE, MCC |
| Co-secretary | Sri Heganand | — |
| Co-secretary | Smt Poornashree | AEE, MCC |
| Co-secretary | Smt Sapna M.S. | Lecturer, Journalism, University of Mysore |
| Coordinator | Dr Ningaraju R | — |
12 Yuva DasaraThe youth festival
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Mallikarjuna Baladandi, IPS | Superintendent of Police, Mysuru |
| Working President | Sri Somashekhar G | Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), MCC |
| Co-working President | Smt Sindhu | Superintending Engineer, MCC |
| Secretary | Sri Manjunath | Special Land Acquisition Officer, Kabini |
| Co-secretary | Sri Nisargapriya, KAS | Tahsildar, Periyapatna |
| Co-secretary | Sri Sathyamurthy | — |
| Co-secretary | Sri Arun | AEE, KIADB |
13 Mahila & Makkala DasaraWomen’s and children’s Dasara
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Savitha, KAS | Deputy Secretary (Administration), Zilla Panchayat |
| Working President | Sri Udaykumar | Deputy Director, Public Instruction |
| Secretary | Sri Nagaraju | Deputy Director, Women & Child Welfare |
14 Aahara MelaThe food festival
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Smt Veena, KAS | Additional Commissioner, MCC |
| Working President | Sri Srinivasa Murthy | Executive Engineer, MCC |
| Secretary | Sri Ravikumar | Executive Engineer, DUDC |
| Co-secretary | Sri Nagaraje Gowda | AEE, MCC |
| Co-secretary | Sri Sujay | Chief Officer, Bogadi Town Panchayat |
15 KambalaThe buffalo race
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS | CEO, Zilla Panchayat |
| Working President | Sri Bheemappa Lali | Deputy Secretary (Development), Zilla Panchayat |
| Co-working President | Sri Paramesh | Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mysuru |
| Secretary | Sri Padmanabha | Executive Engineer, PWD |
| Co-secretary | Smt Maitri | AEE, MCC |
16 Kusti (Wrestling)Dasara Kusti
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri L. Nagesh, KSPS | Additional Superintendent of Police-2 |
| Working President | Sri Raghavendra | District Officer, Backward Classes Welfare |
| Secretary | Sri Narasimhamurthy | Commissioner, Hootagalli TMC |
17 Gaja PayanaThe elephants’ journey and care
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Ravishankar S.S., IFS | Conservator of Forests, Mysuru circle |
| Working President | Sri Prabhugowda I.B. | Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife |
| Secretary | Sri Syed Nadeem | Range Forest Officer, Wildlife |
18 Kreede (Sports)The Dasara CM Cup
| Role | Officer | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Special Officer | Sri Johnson K. | Secretary, MUDA |
| Working President | Dr Jitendra Shetty | Joint Director (Administration), Youth Empowerment & Sports, Bengaluru |
| Secretary | Sri Bhaskar Nayak | Assistant Director, Youth Services & Sports, Mysuru |
As per the sub-committee list revised on 08 September 2026 by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer, Mysuru.
Source: Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer · revised 08 September 2026
