The Union Law Ministry on Sunday Jan 21,2018 appointed seniormost Election
Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat as the next Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC) as the incumbent A.K. Joti will retire on Monday Jan 22,2018
Former Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa was appointed as Election Commissioner to fill the vacancy created by Mr Rawat’s elevation.
Om Prakash Rawat, who will take charge on Tuesday Jan 23,2018, will have a tenure of almost a year till his retirement in December 2018.
Om Prakash Rawat will oversee elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland scheduled next month.
Crucial States like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh will also go to the polls under his watch.
Sunil Arora, presently the second seniormost Election Commissioner will continues until April 2021. As per convention, he will be the CEC during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Election Commissioners have a fixed term of six years but have to step down if they reach 65 years of age before their term expires.
Former Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa was appointed as Election Commissioner to fill the vacancy created by Mr Rawat’s elevation.
Om Prakash Rawat, who will take charge on Tuesday Jan 23,2018, will have a tenure of almost a year till his retirement in December 2018.
Om Prakash Rawat will oversee elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland scheduled next month.
Crucial States like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh will also go to the polls under his watch.
Sunil Arora, presently the second seniormost Election Commissioner will continues until April 2021. As per convention, he will be the CEC during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Election Commissioners have a fixed term of six years but have to step down if they reach 65 years of age before their term expires.
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