Who has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10 June 2021

Who has been appointed as Election Commissioner of India?

A. Anup Chandra Pandey

B. Sushil Chandra

C. Rajiv Kumar

D. Sunil Arora

Explanation:

Centre recently appointed Anup Chandra Pandey, a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre, as Election Commissioner. Pandey had served as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and also as the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of the state. Pandey has been appointed to the position left vacant by former Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora’s retirement on April 12.

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