Achal Kumar Joti appointed next Chief Election Commissioner 
Ex-Gujarat Chief Secretary Achal Kumar Joti has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and will take charge after Nasim Zaidi retires on July 6. Joti, a retired 1975-batch IAS officer had been appointed as an Election Commissioner (EC) in May 2015. He is expected to serve as the CEC until he turns 65 in January next year.