Sushil Chandra assumes charge as CEC

New Delhi, April 13

Sushil Chandra today assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner from Sunil Arora, who demitted office after completing his tenure in the poll panel.

The government order appointing Chandra as the CEC was issued yesterday by the Ministry of Law & Justice, as Monday was the last day in office for Arora.

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, before that he would preside over Assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The term of the Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Punjab assemblies ends on various dates in March next year. — TNS