Shri Achal Kumar Joti Takes over as New Chief Election Commissioner of India

Shri Achal Kumar Joti has assumed charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, succeeding Dr. Nasim Zaidi making it the clear his commitment to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections throughout the country and ensuring that “No Voter to be Left Behind” .

  • Commission would actively promote e-Governance for holding of elections to the State Assemblies and Parliamentary Elections in the country.
Shri Achal Kumar Joti

About Shri Achal Kumar Joti

  • Served as Election Commissioner since 13th May, 2015.
  • Conducted State Assembly elections in the States of Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakand, Manipur and Goa
  • Took IT initiatives:
    • One for service voters through Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)
    • National Voter Service Portal (NVSP) - an e-portal for easy registration of eligible voters
    • Voter awareness and educational initiatives and stringent expenditure monitoring mechanism
  • Shri Joti earlier served as a longtime Civil Servant of Indian Administrative Service (1975 Batch)
  • He also served superannuated as Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat in January 2013 after completing a three-year tenure

Examrace Team at Jul 21, 2017