Arun Goyal Takes Over As Election Commissioner Ahead Of Gujarat Elections

Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Arun Goyal took over as the Election Commissioner on Monday. The Election Commission (EC) gave this information. Goel is a 2022 batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre. He had taken voluntary retirement on 31 November. However, after he was 56 years was to retire on December 2022. Goyal was appointed as the Election Commissioner on Saturday.

will be part of the commission along with

He will be part of the Election Commission along with Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Election Commissioner Anoop Chandra Pandey. There was a vacancy in the Election Commission following the retirement of Sushil Chandra as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in May 2022. Goyal was earlier posted as Heavy Industries Secretary. He has also served in the Ministry of Culture. His appointment has been made at a time when polling is to be held in Gujarat in two phases on December 1 and 5 for the assembly elections.

The Election Commission will have all three of its members with it while deciding the election schedule for Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Karnataka in the coming months.

Election Commission of India Gujarat Election 2022Published Date

Mon, Nov 21, 2022, 12: 42 PM IST