Election Commissioner

Former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Anup Chandra Pandey, has been appointed as the Election Commissioner on June 8. A 1984 batch IAS officer, Pandey had retired in 2019 from the service. He will fill the post which became vacant due to Sushil Chandra's promotion to the Chief Election Commissioner post. Pandey will now accompany Rajiv Kumar who is the second Election Commissioner in the 3-member poll panel.