Om Prakash Rawat (Source: ECI) Om Prakash Rawat (Source: ECI)Om Prakash Rawat has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), succeeding incumbent Achal Kumar Jyoti to the post, the Law Ministry said on Sunday. AK Joti is expected to hand over the reigns of the Election Commission to Rawat on January 23. As the commission consists of two commissioners besides the CEC, Sunil Arora is the second election commissioner along with Lawasa. ALSO READ | Who is Om Prakash Rawat? Prior to his appointment as Election Commissioner of India, Rawat had retired as Secretary to the Govt.

Source: Indian Express January 21, 2018 13:36 UTC