Sunil Arora - Revision history

UpdateBot: robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

2022-03-21T08:43:30Z

robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:13, 21 March 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Short description\|Indian election commissioner}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=February 2018}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2018}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2018}}
Line 33:		Line 34:

	'''Sunil Arora''' (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/president-kovind-appoints-sunil-arora-as-new-chief-election-commissioner-5465892/\|title=President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner\|date=2018-11-26\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/sushil-chandra-to-succeed-sunil-arora-as-cec-to-take-charge-on-april-13/amp_articleshow/82034726.cms \|title=As Sunil Arora retires on 12th April and Sushil Chandra will take charge as new Chief Election Commissioner of India}}</ref>		'''Sunil Arora''' (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/president-kovind-appoints-sunil-arora-as-new-chief-election-commissioner-5465892/\|title=President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner\|date=2018-11-26\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/sushil-chandra-to-succeed-sunil-arora-as-cec-to-take-charge-on-april-13/amp_articleshow/82034726.cms \|title=As Sunil Arora retires on 12th April and Sushil Chandra will take charge as new Chief Election Commissioner of India}}</ref>
	He is also the chairman for [[Association of World Election Bodies\|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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/know-everything-about-sunil-arora-the-chief-election-commissioner-of-india\|title= कौन हैं सुनील अरोड़ा, जिनकी निगरानी में होंगे पांच राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव\|website= Amar Ujala\|language=hi \|access-date=2021-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/knowledge/know-about-chief-election-commissioner-sunil-arora-3487376.html\|title= जानें मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त सुनील अरोड़ा के बारे में, जिन्होंने किया 05 राज्यों में चुनावों का ऐलान\|website= News18 Hindi\|language=hi \|access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref>		He is also the chairman for [[Association of World Election Bodies\|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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/know-everything-about-sunil-arora-the-chief-election-commissioner-of-india\|title= कौन हैं सुनील अरोड़ा, जिनकी निगरानी में होंगे पांच राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव\|website= Amar Ujala\|language=hi \|access-date=2021-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/knowledge/know-about-chief-election-commissioner-sunil-arora-3487376.html\|title= जानें मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त सुनील अरोड़ा के बारे में, जिन्होंने किया 05 राज्यों में चुनावों का ऐलान\|website= News18 Hindi\|language=hi \|access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
Line 46:		Line 47:

	=== As an IAS officer ===		=== As an IAS officer ===
	As an [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS officer]], Arora served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Rajasthan]], including as the [[Chief secretary (India)\|Additional Chief Secretary]] (Home), [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] (Small Industries), [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] (Investment and Protocol), Chairman and managing director of the [[Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation]], [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], and as the [[District collector (India)\|district magistrate and collector]] of [[Jodhpur district\|Jodhpur]], [[Nagaur district\|Nagaur]], [[Alwar district\|Alwar]] and [[Dholpur district\|Dholpur]] [[List of districts of Rajasthan\|districts]] in the [[Government of Rajasthan\|Rajasthan Government]],<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dop.rajasthan.gov.in/forms/CivilType_history.aspx\|title=Sunil Arora - Officer Service History\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=Department of Personnel, [[Government of Rajasthan]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN72_01092017.pdf\|title=Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Election Commissioner on 1st September, 2017\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajiv-mehrishi-sunil-arora-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-narendra-modi/1/1039631.html\|title=Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain\|last=Parihar\|first=Rohit\|date=3 September 2017\|editor-last=Kumar\|editor-first=Ganesh\|editor2-last=Udayakumar\|editor2-first=Radha\|website=[[India Today]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/sunil-arora-is-the-third-election-commissioner-former-bureaucrat-has-worked-for-finance-ministry-and-planning-commission-3996051.html\|title=Sunil Arora is the third Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrat has worked for finance ministry and Planning Commission\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Firstpost]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> and as the [[Secretary to Government of India\|Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India\|Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary]], chairperson and managing director of the [[Indian (airline)\|Indian Airlines]], and as a [[Joint secretary to the Government of India\|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)\|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] in the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> He was the Chairman and Managing Director of the ~~earstwhile~~ [[Indian Airlines]] during the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] highjacking incident.		As an [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS officer]], Arora served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Rajasthan]], including as the [[Chief secretary (India)\|Additional Chief Secretary]] (Home), [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] (Small Industries), [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] (Investment and Protocol), Chairman and managing director of the [[Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation]], [[Principal Secretary (India)\|Principal Secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], and as the [[District collector (India)\|district magistrate and collector]] of [[Jodhpur district\|Jodhpur]], [[Nagaur district\|Nagaur]], [[Alwar district\|Alwar]] and [[Dholpur district\|Dholpur]] [[List of districts of Rajasthan\|districts]] in the [[Government of Rajasthan\|Rajasthan Government]],<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dop.rajasthan.gov.in/forms/CivilType_history.aspx\|title=Sunil Arora - Officer Service History\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=Department of Personnel, [[Government of Rajasthan]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN72_01092017.pdf\|title=Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Election Commissioner on 1st September, 2017\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajiv-mehrishi-sunil-arora-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-narendra-modi/1/1039631.html\|title=Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain\|last=Parihar\|first=Rohit\|date=3 September 2017\|editor-last=Kumar\|editor-first=Ganesh\|editor2-last=Udayakumar\|editor2-first=Radha\|website=[[India Today]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/sunil-arora-is-the-third-election-commissioner-former-bureaucrat-has-worked-for-finance-ministry-and-planning-commission-3996051.html\|title=Sunil Arora is the third Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrat has worked for finance ministry and Planning Commission\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Firstpost]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> and as the [[Secretary to Government of India\|Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India\|Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary]], chairperson and managing director of the [[Indian (airline)\|Indian Airlines]], and as a [[Joint secretary to the Government of India\|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)\|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] in the [[Government of India\|Indian government]].<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> He was the Chairman and Managing Director of the erstwhile [[Indian Airlines]] during the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] highjacking incident.

	Arora superannuated from service on 30 April 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":1" /> 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 [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2016/dec/15/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-1549454.html\|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General\|last=\|first=\|date=10 December 2017\|website=[[The New Indian Express]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-116121501290_1.html\|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General\|last=\|first=\|date=15 December 2016\|website=[[Business Standard]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-as-director-general-of-iica-1481882430-1\|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA\|last=\|first=\|date=17 December 2017\|website=Jagran Josh\|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>		Arora superannuated from service on 30 April 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":1" /> 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 [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2016/dec/15/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-1549454.html\|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General\|last=\|first=\|date=10 December 2017\|website=[[The New Indian Express]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-116121501290_1.html\|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General\|last=\|first=\|date=15 December 2016\|website=[[Business Standard]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-as-director-general-of-iica-1481882430-1\|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA\|last=\|first=\|date=17 December 2017\|website=Jagran Josh\|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>

	=== Election Commissioner of India ===		=== Election Commissioner of India ===
	Arora assumed office as one of the two [[Election Commissioner of India\|Election Commissioners of India]] on 31 August 2017,<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170428\|title=Shri Sunil Arora Appointed as New Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313684.cms\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner\|last=Jain\|first=Bharti\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Times of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.amarujala.com/india-news/rajiv-maharshi-will-be-new-cag-and-sunil-arora-appointed-as-election-commissioner\|title=राजीव महर्षि होंगे देश के नए CAG, सुनील अरोड़ा बने चुनाव आयुक्त\|last=Mohit\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Amar Ujala]]\|publisher=Amar Ujala Publications Ltd.\|language=hi\|trans-title=Rajiv Mehrishi will be the nation's next CAG; Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner\|others=Amarujala.com\|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sunil-arora-appointed-as-chief-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313897.cms\|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[The Economic Times]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-bureaucrat-sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-1744685\|title=Former Bureaucrat Sunil Arora Appointed Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[NDTV]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-4823189/\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-achal-kumar-joti-is-cec-117083101357_1.html\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Joti is CEC\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Business Standard]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Arora assumed the office of Election Commissioner on 1 September 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-raj-cadre-officer-takes-charge-as-ec-2542363\|title=Raj cadre officer takes charge as EC\|last=\|first=\|date=2 September 2017\|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sunil-arora-assumes-charge-as-new-election-commissioner/india/news/977205.html\|title=Sunil Arora assumes charge as new Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[United News of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> ~~On 26 November~~ 2018, ~~it was announced that Arora would become the~~ Chief Election Commissioner in December 2018, succeeding [[Om Prakash Rawat]].~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics~~-and~~-nation/sunil-arora-appointed-as-chief-~~election~~-commissioner-formal-notification-soon-sources/articleshow/66816486.cms~~\|~~title=Sunil Arora appointed as chief~~ election ~~commissioner~~, ~~formal notification soon~~\|~~date=2018-11-26}}</ref>~~		Arora assumed office as one of the two [[Election Commissioner of India\|Election Commissioners of India]] on 31 August 2017,<ref>{{cite web \|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170428\|title=Shri Sunil Arora Appointed as New Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313684.cms\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner\|last=Jain\|first=Bharti\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Times of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.amarujala.com/india-news/rajiv-maharshi-will-be-new-cag-and-sunil-arora-appointed-as-election-commissioner\|title=राजीव महर्षि होंगे देश के नए CAG, सुनील अरोड़ा बने चुनाव आयुक्त\|last=Mohit\|date=31 August 2017\|website=[[Amar Ujala]]\|publisher=Amar Ujala Publications Ltd.\|language=hi\|trans-title=Rajiv Mehrishi will be the nation's next CAG; Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner\|others=Amarujala.com\|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sunil-arora-appointed-as-chief-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313897.cms\|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[The Economic Times]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-bureaucrat-sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-1744685\|title=Former Bureaucrat Sunil Arora Appointed Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[NDTV]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-4823189/\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-achal-kumar-joti-is-cec-117083101357_1.html\|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Joti is CEC\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[Business Standard]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Arora assumed the office of Election Commissioner on 1 September 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-raj-cadre-officer-takes-charge-as-ec-2542363\|title=Raj cadre officer takes charge as EC\|last=\|first=\|date=2 September 2017\|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sunil-arora-assumes-charge-as-new-election-commissioner/india/news/977205.html\|title=Sunil Arora assumes charge as new Election Commissioner\|last=\|first=\|date=1 September 2017\|website=[[United News of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|url-status=live\|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> Elections to the state assemblies of [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election\|Gujarat]], [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|Himachal Pradesh]], [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election\|Meghalaya]], [[2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election\|Nagaland]], [[2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election\|Tripura]], [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|Karnataka]], [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|Madhya Pradesh]], [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election\|Rajasthan]], [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election\|Telangana]], [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election\|Chhattisgarh]] and [[2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election\|Mizoram]] were held during his tenure as election commissioner.

			===Chief Election Commissioner===
			Arora took over as chief election commissioner on 2nd December 2018, succeeding [[Om Prakash Rawat\|Om Prakash Rawat]]. He was in-charge of the [[2019 Indian General election]] and elections to the state assemblies of [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election\|Maharashtra]], [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election\|Haryana]], [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election\|Jharkhand]], [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election\|Delhi]], [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election\|Bihar]], [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election\|Tamil Nadu]], [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|Kerala]], [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|West Bengal]], [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election\|Assam]] and [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election\|Puducherry]].

	== References ==		== References ==
Line 73:		Line 77:
	[[Category:Indian civil servants]]		[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
	[[Category:Members of the Election Commission of India]]		[[Category:Members of the Election Commission of India]]
			[[Category:Punjabi Hindus]]
			[[Category:Punjabi people]]
	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
	[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]		[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]

>Wiki Engineers: Added Reference

2021-06-17T18:14:18Z

Added Reference

New page

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sunil Arora
| native_name =
| image = Media address by Chief Election Commissioner of India, Shri Sunil Arora on 2nd December 2018 (cropped).jpg
| office = 23rd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]]
| termend = 12 April 2021
| termstart = 2 December 2018
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| predecessor = [[Om Prakash Rawat]]
| successor = [[Sushil Chandra]]
| office1 = [[Election Commissioner of India]]
| termstart1 = 1 September 2017
| termend1 = 2 December 2018
| office3 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Information and Broadcasting Secretary of India]]
| office2 = Director General and CEO of [[Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs]]
| termend2 = 31 August 2017
| termstart2 = 19 December 2016
| termend3 = 30 April 2016
| termstart3 = 31 August 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|4|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Panjab University]] ([[B.A.|BA]], [[M.A.|MA]])<ref name=":Uni">{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/ec-sa.aspx|title=Election Commissioner - Shri Sunil Arora|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|Retired IAS Officer]]
| office4 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary of India]]
| termend4 = 30 August 2015
| termstart4 = 29 August 2014
}}
[[File:Shri Sunil Arora taking charge as the Election Commissioner of India, in New Delhi on September 01, 2017.jpg|thumb|Arora taking charge as an [[Election Commissioner of India]] in September 2017]]

'''Sunil Arora''' (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/president-kovind-appoints-sunil-arora-as-new-chief-election-commissioner-5465892/|title=President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner|date=2018-11-26|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/sushil-chandra-to-succeed-sunil-arora-as-cec-to-take-charge-on-april-13/amp_articleshow/82034726.cms |title=As Sunil Arora retires on 12th April and Sushil Chandra will take charge as new Chief Election Commissioner of India}}</ref>
He is also the chairman for [[Association of World Election Bodies|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/know-everything-about-sunil-arora-the-chief-election-commissioner-of-india|title= कौन हैं सुनील अरोड़ा, जिनकी निगरानी में होंगे पांच राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव|website= Amar Ujala|language=hi |access-date=2021-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/knowledge/know-about-chief-election-commissioner-sunil-arora-3487376.html|title= जानें मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त सुनील अरोड़ा के बारे में, जिन्होंने किया 05 राज्यों में चुनावों का ऐलान|website= News18 Hindi|language=hi |access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Arora's father is a retired accounts officer of the [[Indian Railways]], whereas his mother served in [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee|DAV College, Hoshiarpur]]. Of his two brothers, one is also an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], whereas, the other is a [[diplomat]] from the [[Indian Foreign Service]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/new-election-commissioner-s-doaba-connect/463424.html|title=New Election Commissioner’s Doaba connect|last=|first=|date=7 September 2017|website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/PUN-JAL-OMC-sunil-arora-becomes-ec-commissioner-5688377-PHO.html|title=यहां पढ़े हैं चुनाव आयोग के कमिश्नर बने सुनील अरोड़ा,सरकारी कॉलेज से MA की|date=7 September 2017|website=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|language=hi|trans-title=New commissioner of the Election Commission studied here; did his MA from government college|publication-place=[[Hoshiarpur]]|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>

== Education ==
Arora has [[Undergraduate degree|graduate]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA Honours]]) and [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) degrees in [[English language|English]] from [[Panjab University]] in the [[Chandigarh|Union Territory of Chandigarh]].<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14202&PageId=|title=Sunil Arora - Executive Record Sheet|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Before IAS ===
Before being appointed as an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], Sunil Arora served as an [[associate professor]] in [[DAV College]] in [[Jalandhar]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

=== As an IAS officer ===
As an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], Arora served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Rajasthan]], including as the [[Chief secretary (India)|Additional Chief Secretary]] (Home), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Small Industries), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Investment and Protocol), Chairman and managing director of the [[Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation]], [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], and as the [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] of [[Jodhpur district|Jodhpur]], [[Nagaur district|Nagaur]], [[Alwar district|Alwar]] and [[Dholpur district|Dholpur]] [[List of districts of Rajasthan|districts]] in the [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan Government]],<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://www.dop.rajasthan.gov.in/forms/CivilType_history.aspx|title=Sunil Arora - Officer Service History|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Personnel, [[Government of Rajasthan]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN72_01092017.pdf|title=Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Election Commissioner on 1st September, 2017|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajiv-mehrishi-sunil-arora-rajasthan-vasundhara-raje-narendra-modi/1/1039631.html|title=Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain|last=Parihar|first=Rohit|date=3 September 2017|editor-last=Kumar|editor-first=Ganesh|editor2-last=Udayakumar|editor2-first=Radha|website=[[India Today]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/sunil-arora-is-the-third-election-commissioner-former-bureaucrat-has-worked-for-finance-ministry-and-planning-commission-3996051.html|title=Sunil Arora is the third Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrat has worked for finance ministry and Planning Commission|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[Firstpost]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> and as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary]], chairperson and managing director of the [[Indian (airline)|Indian Airlines]], and as a [[Joint secretary to the Government of India|joint secretary]] in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] in the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":Uni" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> He was the Chairman and Managing Director of the earstwhile [[Indian Airlines]] during the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]] highjacking incident.

Arora superannuated from service on 30 April 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":1" /> 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 [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2016/dec/15/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-1549454.html|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General|last=|first=|date=10 December 2017|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-sunil-arora-as-iica-director-general-116121501290_1.html|title=Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General|last=|first=|date=15 December 2016|website=[[Business Standard]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-as-director-general-of-iica-1481882430-1|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA|last=|first=|date=17 December 2017|website=Jagran Josh|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>

=== Election Commissioner of India ===
Arora assumed office as one of the two [[Election Commissioner of India|Election Commissioners of India]] on 31 August 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170428|title=Shri Sunil Arora Appointed as New Election Commissioner|last=|first=|date=31 August 2017|website=[[Press Information Bureau of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313684.cms|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner|last=Jain|first=Bharti|date=31 August 2017|website=[[Times of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarujala.com/india-news/rajiv-maharshi-will-be-new-cag-and-sunil-arora-appointed-as-election-commissioner|title=राजीव महर्षि होंगे देश के नए CAG, सुनील अरोड़ा बने चुनाव आयुक्त|last=Mohit|date=31 August 2017|website=[[Amar Ujala]]|publisher=Amar Ujala Publications Ltd.|language=hi|trans-title=Rajiv Mehrishi will be the nation's next CAG; Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner|others=Amarujala.com|access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sunil-arora-appointed-as-chief-election-commissioner/articleshow/60313897.cms|title=Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[The Economic Times]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-bureaucrat-sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-1744685|title=Former Bureaucrat Sunil Arora Appointed Election Commissioner|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[NDTV]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-4823189/|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[The Indian Express]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sunil-arora-appointed-election-commissioner-achal-kumar-joti-is-cec-117083101357_1.html|title=Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Joti is CEC|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[Business Standard]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> Arora assumed the office of Election Commissioner on 1 September 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-raj-cadre-officer-takes-charge-as-ec-2542363|title=Raj cadre officer takes charge as EC|last=|first=|date=2 September 2017|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sunil-arora-assumes-charge-as-new-election-commissioner/india/news/977205.html|title=Sunil Arora assumes charge as new Election Commissioner|last=|first=|date=1 September 2017|website=[[United News of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> On 26 November 2018, it was announced that Arora would become the Chief Election Commissioner in December 2018, succeeding [[Om Prakash Rawat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sunil-arora-appointed-as-chief-election-commissioner-formal-notification-soon-sources/articleshow/66816486.cms|title=Sunil Arora appointed as chief election commissioner, formal notification soon|date=2018-11-26}}</ref>

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* [https://dbpost.com/sunil-arora-to-take-over-as-chief-election-commissioner-know-about-1980-batch-ias-officer-who-has-worked-for-multiple-ministries/ "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.
{{refend}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Sunil Arora}}
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14202&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]
* [http://www.dop.rajasthan.gov.in/forms/CivilType_history.aspx Office Service History as maintained by Department of Personnel of Government of Rajasthan]

{{-}}
{{Chief Election Commissioners of India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arora, Sunil}}
[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:Members of the Election Commission of India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:People from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:People from Hoshiarpur]]
[[Category:People from Hoshiarpur district]]
[[Category:Panjab University alumni]]
[[Category:Chief Election Commissioners of India]]