Sushil Chandra takes charge as 24th Chief Election Commissioner indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Here s all you need to know about the newly appointed CEC
Chandra was born on May 15, 1957 and went on to pursue BTech from Roorkee University. He later pursued Law from DAV College, Dehradun.
Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, and worked for the successful conduct of the general elections. He belongs to the 1980 Batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). He served the IRS for 38 years before taking charge as Election Commissioner. He was also in the Indian Engineering Service before joining the IRS.
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.
New Delhi [India], 12 April (ANI): Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra was on Monday appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner. He replaces Sunil Arora who has retired.
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Why do we celebrate National Voters Day?
The National Voters Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011 all across the country.
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Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 06:12 AM IST
Election Commission of India will celebrate the 11th National Voters Day on January 25 with the theme of `Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed`.
During the event on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Awards for the year 2020-21 and launch ECI s Web Radio: Hello Voters . The event will be held at the Ashok Hotel and the President shall grace the occasion virtually from the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Union Minister for Law and Justice, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad will also attend the function as the Guest of Honour.