Highlights 1 Jyoti will take charge as the CEC on July 6 after Nasim Zaidi retires. 2 Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Jyoti was appointed as the Election Commissioner on May 7, 2015. Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti has been appointed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India by the Narendra Modi government. He will take charge as the CEC on July 6 after Nasim Zaidi retires. Jyoti, former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, was appointed as the Election Commissioner on May 7, 2015, filling one of the two vacancies in the three-member body.

Source: India Today July 02, 2017 19:51 UTC