Guwahati, June 1 -- Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday administered the oath of office to Ranjan Sharma as the State Election Commissioner at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati.

Earlier, Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Dr Ravi Kota sought permission of the Governor to start the proceedings of the ceremony.

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Dr J B Ekka, Additional Chief Secretary Kalyan Chakravarthy, Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor of Assam S.S. Meenakshi Sundaram, Commissioner and Secretary Finance Virendra Mittal along with some senior officers of the government.

Ranjan Sharma is a retired Assam Civil Services officer, 1992 batch.

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