Former IAS officer Sudhanshu Pandey takes oath as Ladakh’s first state election commissioner

Former IAS officer Sudhanshu Pandey (Retd.IAS:1987:J&K) was sworn in as the first State Election Commissioner of Ladakh, a Union Territory, on Saturday. The oath of office was administered by Lieutenant Governor Brigadier (retired) B D Mishra at the Raj Niwas in Ladakh.

Sudhanshu Pandey, who retired last year from his position as Union Secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution, has been appointed as the Election Commissioner responsible for overseeing elections in multiple Union Territories, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep.