Shri Sushil Chandra is new Chief Election Commissioner
The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed Shri Sushil Chandra as new Chief Election Commissioner and he will take over the charge on Tuesday
New Delhi: Election Commissioner Shri Sushil Chandra was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Monday. With his appointment, Chandra will be the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. With his new charge, he has replaced Sunil Arora who has retired. Chandra is the senior-most Election Commissioner and will assume charge as CEC on Tuesday.
Shri Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019. He is set to demit office on May 14, 2022, and will oversee the conduct of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur as the CEC.
While the terms of assemblies in Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur are set to end March 2022, the term of Uttar Pradesh Assembly will end in May 2022.
During his over two-year tenure as an Election Commissioner, Shri Chandra supervised assembly elections of more than 10 states and worked towards making the entire nomination process online. Before his appointment in the Election Commission, Chandra was the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
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