The Associated Press called the race for O'Neill Burke shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. She will face Republican Bob Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski in the November general election.
According to the new law, the candidates for top posts in the poll panels will be chosen by a selection committee comprising the prime minister, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Union cabinet minister nominated by the PM, essentially removing the CJI.