Retired IAS officer Arun Goel assumes workplace as India’s new Election Commissioner

Retired IAS officer Arun Goel at this time has taken cost because the Election Commissioner. Goel will be part of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey within the Election Fee. Former Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra retired in Might this yr, handing cost to Rajiv Kumar.

Goel shall be in line to turn into the subsequent Chief Election Commissioner after Kumar’s tenure ends in February 2025.

The Retired Punjab cadre officer was until lately the heavy industries secretary and has additionally served within the Union Tradition ministry.

In an official assertion, the Election Fee of India (ECI) mentioned that Goel had “catalysed e-vehicle motion in India to a tipping level” as heavy industries secretary. He had earlier served as secretary within the Union finance, city improvement and labour & employment ministries. He has additionally headed Undertaking Monitoring Group (PMG) in Prime Minister’s Workplace. Goel has represented India at many multilateral and bilateral boards.

Goel graduated in electrical engineering from Delhi Faculty of Engineering in 1980 and accomplished his PGDM (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Administration, Ahmadabad in 1982. He additionally subsequently obtained a post-graduate diploma in Economics from Himachal Pradesh College and a post-graduate diploma in Improvement Administration from Glasgow Caledonian College, Glasgow, UK.

An individual can maintain the workplace of an EC or CEC for six years or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier. Arun Goel shall be in workplace until December 2027.
 

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