Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The President appointed Sushil Chandra the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.
Sushil Chandra will assume the charge of office of the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from the 13th ApriI, 2021 vice Sunil Arora consequent upon his demitting the Office of the Chief Election Commissioner on the 12 April, 2021. A notification in this regard has been issued by Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice today.
The Election Commission (EC) has three members and it has been a tradition that the senior most commissioner is appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner.
Under him, the EC would hold Assembly polls in Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.
Chandra would demit the office on 14 May 2022.
Who Is Sushil Chandra?
Sushil Chandra took charge as Election Commissioner of India on 15 February 2019. He belongs to the 1980 Batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
Prior to his appointment as Election Commissioner of India, Chandra was posted as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex body that looks after the implementation of direct taxes in India.
Chandra served in the IRS for 38 years before assuming charge as Election Commissioner of India.
