Press Communique by
PIB Delhi
The President is pleased to
appoint Shri Arun Goel, IAS
(Retd.) (PB: 1985) as the
Election Commissioner in the
Election Commission with
effect from the date he
assumes the office.
Election Commissioner in the
three-member commission
has been vacant since May
15, when the then Election
Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
took charge as the Chief
Election Commissioner
following the retirement of
Sushil Chandra from the post.
Goel was Secretary in the
Ministry of Heavy Industries, till
Friday, when he took voluntary
retirement, according to an
order of the Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet that
appointed Uttar Pradesh cadre
officer Kamran Rizvi to replace
him.
Before being appointed as
Heavy Industries Secretary in
2019, Goel was Secretary of the
Culture Ministry. He has also
served as Vice-Chairman of the
Delhi Development Authority.
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