Sunil Arora takes charge as new Chief Election Commissioner
Sunil Arora, the senior-most election commissioner, on Sunday took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding OP Rawat who demitted office on Saturday. The 1980-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre will have nearly a two-and-a-half-year tenure during which he will oversee the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The 62-year-old was appointed to the election body in September last year.