Sunil Arora appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner

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.