Question: Who was recently appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) Ashok Lavasa
(b) Sunil Arora
(c) Ashok Kumar Mathur
(d) Rajesh Arora
Answer:(b)
Related facts:
- On November 27, 2018, senior election commissioner Sunil Arora was appointed the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India.
- At this post, he will replace Om Prakash Rawat and he will assume on 2 December, 2018.
- Sunil Arora is is a retired 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre
Election Commission of India:·
- Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950. ·
- As per the Article 342(2)of Indian Costitution The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President·
- The term of the Chief Election Commissioner is of 6 years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
- It is notable that the senior most election commissioner is appointed the Chief Election Commissioner.·
- The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only through impeachment by Parliament.·
- It is worth to note that Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Links:
https://eci.gov.in/about/about-eci/the-setup-r1/