President Ram Nath Kovind has reportedly appointed Sunil Arora as the new Chief Election Commissioner. He will take over from OP Rawat on December 2.
Arora, a 62-year-old former bureaucrat, was appointed to the election body in September last year.
A 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Mr Arora has worked in ministries and departments such as Finance, Textiles and Planning Commission.