Sushil Chandra
Sushil Chandra | |
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24th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
In office 13 April 2021 – 14 May 2022 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
Succeeded by | Rajiv Kumar |
Election Commissioner of India | |
In office 15 February 2019 – 12 April 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
Succeeded by | Anup Chandra Pandey |
Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes[1] | |
In office 1 November 2016 – 14 February 2019 | |
Preceded by | Rani Singh Nair |
Succeeded by | Pramod Chandra Mody |
Personal details | |
Born | Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 15 May 1957
Alma mater | IIT Roorkee (B-Tech), DAV College, Dehradun (LLB) |
Occupation | Retd. IRS (IT) officer |
Sushil Chandra (born 15 May 1957) is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer.[2] He was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.[3][4]
Personal life
Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957 in Chandausi UP. He completed B-Tech from
Career
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He started his career in the
He has been Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation, Delhi. He was also the Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.[6][7][8] On 15 February 2019, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India and took office as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 13 April 2021.[9]
He has been involved in 16 elections including five as chief election commissioner. He retired on 14 May 2022, Rajiv Kumar succeeded him. In, February 2024 he was appointed as a non-judicial member of Lokpal where he served till 14 May 2027.[10]
References
- ^ Pandey, Devesh K. (14 February 2019). "CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "Sushil Chandra Appointed Chief Election Commissioner After Sunil Arora Demits Office". The Wire. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Nath, Damini (12 April 2021). "Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Who is Sushil Chandra? Know your new chief election commissioner". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Sushil Chandra takes charge as new CEC". 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as new Election Commissioner". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Sushil Chandra succeeds Sunil Arora as CEC, to take charge from tomorrow | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson". Hindustan Times. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.