Who was appointed as the deputy election commissioner, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said 7th july 2022?

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Correct Answer : R K Gupta

Senior bureaucrat R K Gupta was on Thursday(7th July 2022) appointed as the deputy election commissioner, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. He comes in place of T Sreekanth.

Gupta, a Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, will serve as deputy election commissioner (Joint secretary level) till 28 February next year, the date of his superannuation, the Personnel Ministry order said.

Source : India Times

Published On : July 9, 2022

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