New Delhi, April 13 -- Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Tuesday took charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India replacing Sunil Arora, who retired a day earlier.
Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019.
Along with Arora and former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, Chandra oversaw the successful organisation of that year's Lok Sabha elections.
Chandra's term will end on May 14, 2022. Before that however, Assembly elections are likely to take place in the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed Chandra as the new CEC in line with the convention to appoint the senior-most election commissioner to the top post.
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