New Delhi: Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. He will take charge on Tuesday and serve fo...
New Delhi: Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. He will take charge on Tuesday and serve for a little under a year before retiring on May 14, 2022.
Chandra, 63, who was appointed Election Commissioner in February
2019 replaces Sunil Arora as India's top poll official. During his term in
office he will oversee the polls in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa,
Uttarakhand and Manipur.
Before his two-year tenure as
an Election Commissioner, Sushil Chandra was Chairman of the Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT) and, since his appointment, has worked on 10 state
elections. (Agencies)
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