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CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner

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CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner
CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner

Sushil Chandra Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman was appointed as an Election Commissioner on Thursday.

The post had fallen vacant after the appointment of the Election Commissioner Sunil Arora as Chief Election Commissioner on superannuation of his predecessor O.P. Rawat in December last year.

Having held several posts in the Income-Tax Department, he was appointed CBDT Chairman on November 1, 2016.

CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner
CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner

Sushil Chandra Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman was appointed as an Election Commissioner on Thursday. President Ram Nath Kovind named him. The post had fallen vacant after the appointment of the Election Commissioner Sunil Arora as Chief Election Commissioner on superannuation of his predecessor O.P. Rawat in December last year.

Former bureaucrat Ashok Lavasa is the first and senior-most Election Commissioner. Mr. Chandra is an IIT graduate from1980 batch. He was an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official.

CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner
CBDT boss Sushil Chandra designated as Election Commissioner

Having held several posts in the Income-Tax Department, he was appointed CBDT Chairman on November 1, 2016. Subsequently, he got two extensions, and his term was to end on May 31.

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Diksha Yadav
I am Diksha Yadav, Currently pursuing my Post Graduate Diploma in English Journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication. I have interned in The Hindu(Features Department) and W5 Communications(Public Relations). I have also worked as a PR professional in PRIntel Advisory where I was handling Homekraft, Amplus, MoMagic, and other corporate clients and was responsible for developing the first line of communication with media for press coverages. Besides, I had worked as a content writer in Buddymantra, Portology, Aviity, and UC News. My areas of work is to deliver first-hand reports, media coverages, reporting, editing, making newspapers, magazines, anchoring, script writing and creating content in different genres. I also have knowledge of Quark and InDesign (Basic). I am quick in developing solid media relations across regions and develops brilliant content for clients for media dissemination. Currently, I am working as a freelance writer in TheTimesBusiness.com.