Jharkhand : Former chief secretary D K Tiwari appointed as State Election Commissioner

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Former Chief Secretary of Jharkhand Devendra Kumar Tiwari (Retd.IAS:1986:JH) was on Tuesday appointed as the new State Election Commissioner of the State for a period of three years.

The post was vacant since June 15, 2020, when the then SEC NN Pandey retired from his post. And, with the appointment of the former CS as new SEC way has been cleared for holding already delayed Panchayat elections in the State.

The three-tier panchayat polls were due in November-December 2020 in the State and were put on hold due to Covid 19 pandemic and vacancies at top positions in State Election Commission. The government has put in place alternative systems at panchayat level till elections are held.