Sushil Chandra assumes charge as CEC

Delhi | Wednesday | 14th April, 2021

Summary:

New Delhi April 13Sushil 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..