CBDT Chief Sushil Chandra Appointed as Election Commissioner

New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) Chief Sushil Chandra has been appointed as new Election Commissioner. With his appointment, the EC now has Sunil Arora as the Chief Election

New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) Chief Sushil Chandra has been appointed as new Election Commissioner.

With his appointment, the EC now has Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner and Ashok Lavasa and Chandra as fellow commissioners.

CBDT Chairman and 1980 batch IRS officer Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner. pic.twitter.com/cvEAN3xKiS

— Satya Pinisetty (@SatyaPinisetty) February 14, 2019

Chandra, an IIT graduate, is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre).