India News | Former Bureaucrat Arun Goel Assumes Charge as New Election Commissioner
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "The President is pleased to appoint Arun Goel, IAS (Retd.) (PB: 1985) as the Election Commissioner in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office," it said.
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Former bureaucrat Arun Goel, assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India on Monday.
Arun Goel a former IAS officer of the Punjab cadre, was on Saturday appointed as Election Commissioner.
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The Minister of Law and Justice on Saturday notified the appointment made by President Droupadi Murmu.
"The President is pleased to appoint Arun Goel, IAS (Retd.) (PB: 1985) as the Election Commissioner in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office," it said.
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Arun Goel had on Friday taken voluntary retirement from the post of Secretary, Heavy Industries.
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. (ANI)
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