Srinagar, May 12 (KDC): Central Government on Thursday appointed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the next chief election commissioner of India.
A notification issued by the Law Ministry in this regard said Kumar will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on Saturday (May 14).
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju after putting the notification in public domain extended his best wishes to Kumar.
Pertinent to mention that Kumar was an officer of the 1984 batch of the Indian Administrative Service of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, who superannuated from the IAS in February 2020. (KDC)