The Modi government on Friday appointed retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar (Retd.IAS:1984:JH) as the new Election Commissioner. He will take charge the day Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Retd.IAS:1980:HY) leaves office on August 31.
Kumar will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025. He is likely to preside over the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024. According to rules, an election commissioner has six years on the post or till he turns 65, whichever is earlier. Kumar was born in February 1960.
Kumar is currently the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). His tenure, which started on April 29, was to end on April 28, 2023.
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