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Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra was on Monday appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, the Law Ministry said. According to a statement issued by the Legislative Department of the ministry, Chandra will assume charge on April 13. Incumbent Sunil Arora demits office on Monday. Chandra was appointed as an election commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. He would demit office on May 14, 2022. Under him, the Election Commission would hold assembly polls in Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The term of the assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Punjab ends on various dates in March next year.
Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra was on Monday appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, the Law Ministry said. According to a statement issued by the Legislative Department of the ministry, Chandra will assume charge on April 13.
Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner
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Incumbent Sunil Arora demits office on Monday.
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President Ram Nath Kovind, on April 12, appointed Sushil Chandra as Chief Election Commissioner.
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Incumbent Sunil Arora demits office on Monday.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra to take over as Chief Election Commissioner from Sunil Arora, whose tenure ended on April 12.
In a statement, the Law Ministry said: “The President appointed Shri Sushil Chandra the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.”
The Ministry said Mr. Chandra would assume charge from Tuesday and that a notification to that effect had been issued by the Legislative Department on Monday.