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Om Prakash Rawat appointed Chief Election Commissioner

  •   Sun, Jan 21 2018 11:08:43 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS): Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was on Sunday appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, succeeding Achal Kumar Joti, an official statement said.

Kovind also appointed former Union Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa as an Election Commissioner.

Rawat will take the charge on Tuesday after Joti demits office on Monday.

A 1977-batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre who had been serving as Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Secretary when he retired in 2013, Rawat was appointed as Election Commissioner in August 2015.

Lavasa will also take charge on Tuesday, joining Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, a 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre and former Information and Broadcasting Secretary, who was appointed in September 2017.
  

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  • Leela, Permude/Bangaluru

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    If we are in democracy, why we have President and VP both from BJP/RSS ?? At least one should have been from outside.

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  • RSRB, Kundapur/Singapur

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    Leela, Permude/Bangaluru

    I recommend both Prez and VP should be from non political....

    Dr. Ambedkar never anticipated such thing and hence, there is no eligibility clause for these high posts. Congress misused the opportunity and now followed by BJP. Previous BJP government headed by AB Vajpayee chose Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as a role model government. But people of this country thrown AB Vajpayee government mercilessly as if they don't deserve good governance... unfortunate...

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  • mohan sr., Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    Vajpayee was worst PM of India served 6 years without shouldering any resposibility........ It was good that L.K Advani duputy PM done all of his work... .

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    but you didnt complain when both the President and the VP were from congress.
    So, your objection is only for RSS, its not about fairplay?
    well, its called hypocrisy.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    Unbiased decision need to be taken with regard to tampering of EVM machines and should ensure fair and valid elections

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    Major challenges for an EC today is to uphold the sanctity of electoral affidavits, act unbiased on issues pertaining to the popular EVM magic and say a firm NO to the political bosses whenever required.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Jan 22 2018

    Dal Mein Kuch Kala Hai ...

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