Question: Who recently took charge as new election commissioner of the country?
(a) Rajiv Maharishi
(b) Ravish Kumar
(c) Ashok Lavasa
(d) Rajiv Kumar
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On 23rd January 2018, former Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
- He is the senior IAS officer of the 1980 batch of Haryana Cadre.
- He was made Finance Secretary of India on October 31, 2017.
- His term will be of 6 years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
- It is known that Sunil Arora is also another election commissioner.
Reference:
http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517538