President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Sushil Chandra as the new Election Commissioner.
a. Sunil Chandra
b. Rajeev Chandra
c. Sushil Chandra
d. Rajendra Chandra
Details:
- Sushil Chandra's appointment fills the vacancy caused after the retirement of O.P. Rawat, as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
- Sushil Chandra will join other two members of the Commission, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner (EC) Ashok Lavasa.
- The appointment was made under the clause (2) of Article 324 of the constitution.
About Clause (2) of Article 324:
- The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix.
- The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament be made by the President.
- The President appoints the Election Commissioner based on the recommendations of the cabinet under the Transaction of Business Rules of 1961.
Who is Sushil Chandra?
- Sushil Chandra is currently serving as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
- He is the second Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer to be appointed as the Commission after T.S. Krishnamurthy, who went on to become the CEC in 2004.
- Sushil Chandra is a B. Tech from IIT Roorkee and who also holds a law degree.
- He joined the Revenue Service in 1980.
- He has served as Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation in Delhi, Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.
Question:
Q. Who has President Ram Nath Kovind appointed as the new Election Commissioner?a. Sunil Chandra
b. Rajeev Chandra
c. Sushil Chandra
d. Rajendra Chandra
