Sunil Arora: Difference between revisions

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&nbsp;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>

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 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>