Former Gujarat Chief Secretary Achal Kumar Jyoti Appointed As Election Commissioner

08 May, New Delhi

Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat Achal Kumar Jyoti has been appointed as the Election Commissioner.

Jyoti is a retired IAS officer of the 1975 batch. He earlier worked as the Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited. He also served as chairman of Kandla Port Trust.

Jyoti will have a tenure of nearly three years, when he will turn 65, the age at which Election Commissioners demit office under the Constitution.

With this appointment, the strength of three member Election Commission has now gone to two. In the coming days, the government will appoint one more Election Commissioner to fill up the last vacancy.