Sunil Arora (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India.[2][3] He is also the chairman for Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). He is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre. He also served as a secretary to the Government of India in two ministries.[4][5]
Sunil Arora | |
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| 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 2 December 2018 – 12 April 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Rawat |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Chandra |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 1 September 2017 – 2 December 2018 | |
| Director General and CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 19 December 2016 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Information and Broadcasting Secretary of India | |
| In office 31 August 2015 – 30 April 2016 | |
| Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary of India | |
| In office 29 August 2014 – 30 August 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1956 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India |
| Alma mater | Panjab University (BA, MA)[1] |
| Occupation | Retired IAS Officer |
Personal life
editOf his two brothers, one is also an IAS officer, whereas, the other is a diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service.[6][7]
Education
editArora has graduate (BA Honours) and postgraduate (MA) degrees in English from Panjab University in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[1][6][7][8]
Career
editBefore IAS
editBefore being appointed as an IAS officer, Sunil Arora served as an associate professor in DAV College in Jalandhar.[6][7]
As an IAS officer
editAs an IAS officer, Arora served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, including as the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (Small Industries), Principal Secretary (Investment and Protocol), Chairman and managing director of the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, and as the district magistrate and collector of Jodhpur, Nagaur, Alwar and Dholpur districts in the Rajasthan Government,[1][8][9][10][11][12] and as the Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary, chairperson and managing director of the Indian Airlines, and as a joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Indian government.[1][9][8][10][11][12]
Arora superannuated from service on 30 April 2016.[8][9][10] Post retirement, Arora was appointed the director general and chief executive officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, and hence was deemed to have been re-employed into the IAS.[8][13][14][15]
Election Commissioner of India
editArora assumed office as one of the two Election Commissioners of India on 31 August 2017,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Arora assumed the office of Election Commissioner on 1 September 2017.[10][11][23][24] During his tenure, 2019 Indian general election were held.
He has joined agri-tech start-up Gram Unnati as its non-executive chairman.[25]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d "Election Commissioner - Shri Sunil Arora". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "As Sunil Arora retires on 12th April and Sushil Chandra will take charge as new Chief Election Commissioner of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "कौन हैं सुनील अरोड़ा, जिनकी निगरानी में होंगे पांच राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "जानें मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त सुनील अरोड़ा के बारे में, जिन्होंने किया 05 राज्यों में चुनावों का ऐलान". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "New Election Commissioner's Doaba connect". The Tribune. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "यहां पढ़े हैं चुनाव आयोग के कमिश्नर बने सुनील अरोड़ा,सरकारी कॉलेज से MA की" [New commissioner of the Election Commission studied here; did his MA from government college]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Hoshiarpur. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Sunil Arora - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Sunil Arora - Officer Service History". Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Election Commissioner on 1st September, 2017" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Parihar, Rohit (3 September 2017). Kumar, Ganesh; Udayakumar, Radha (eds.). "Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain". India Today. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Sunil Arora is the third Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrat has worked for finance ministry and Planning Commission". Firstpost. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General". The New Indian Express. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General". Business Standard. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA". Jagran Josh. Dainik Jagran. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Shri Sunil Arora Appointed as New Election Commissioner". Press Information Bureau of India. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Jain, Bharti (31 August 2017). "Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner". Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Mohit (31 August 2017). "राजीव महर्षि होंगे देश के नए CAG, सुनील अरोड़ा बने चुनाव आयुक्त" [Rajiv Mehrishi will be the nation's next CAG; Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Amarujala.com. Amar Ujala Publications Ltd. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner". The Economic Times. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Former Bureaucrat Sunil Arora Appointed Election Commissioner". NDTV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner". The Indian Express. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Joti is CEC". Business Standard. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Raj cadre officer takes charge as EC". Daily News and Analysis. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Sunil Arora assumes charge as new Election Commissioner". United News of India. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Former chief election commissioner Sunil Arora joins agri-tech startup as chairman". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Sources
edit- "Sunil Arora to take over as Chief Election Commissioner: Know about 1980-batch IAS officer who has worked for multiple ministries", 'DBPOST. from the original on 27 November 2018.