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Who was appointed as an Election Commissioner by the President Ram Nath Kovind?
A)
Akhilesh Ranjan
B)
Neena Kumar
C)
Sushil Chandra
D)
Prasana Kumar Dash

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sushil Chandra


President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra as an Election Commissioner. The post had fallen vacant after the appointment of the then Election Commissioner Sunil Arora as Chief Election Commissioner on superannuation of his predecessor O.P. Rawat in December 2018. Former bureaucrat Ashok Lavasa is the first and senior-most Election Commissioner. A 1980-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official, Mr. Chandra is an IIT graduate. His appointment comes weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Published On : July 11, 2021
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