Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assumes charge as new Election Commissioner of India

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: November 22 2022

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Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India.
Goel had on Friday taken voluntary retirement from the post of Secretary, Heavy Industries.
Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assumes charge as new Election Commissioner.
He will join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the Election Commission.
Sushil Chandra retired as Chief Election Commissioner in May this year.
Shri Goyal will continue in his post till December 2027. According to the law dealing with appointment, service conditions and retirement of election commissioners, a person can hold the office of an EC or CEC for six years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier.