Sushil Chandra appointed new Chief Election Commissioner

Sushil Chandra, who was appointed Election Commissioner in February 2019, weeks before the Lok Sabha election, succeeds Sunil Arora as India's Chief Election Commissioner.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra to take over as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) 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 also said that Sushil Chandra would assume charge from Tuesday, April 13 and that notification to that effect had been issued by the Legislative Department on Monday.