Sushil Chandra
Sushil Chandra (born 15 May 1957) is a 1980 batch Indian Revenue Service officer.[2] He is the current and 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.[3][4]
Sushil Chandra | |
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| File:Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on 2019.jpg Sushil Chandra on 2019 | |
| 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| Assumed office 13 April 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 15 February 2019 – 12 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes[1] | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 14 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rani Singh Nair |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Chandra Mody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sushil Chandra 15 May 1957 |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee (B-Tech), DAV College, Dehradun (LLB) |
| Occupation | Retd. Indian Revenue Service officer |
Personal life
Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957. He completed B-Tech from Roorkee University and LLB from DAV College, Dehradun.[2] He has also attended various trainings at IMF, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and The Wharton School on management.[5]
Career
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He started his career in the Indian Engineering Service. Later joined the 1980 Batch of the Indian Revenue Service. Under his chairmanship of the Central Board of Direct Taxes he contributed greatly to the Operation Clean Money.
He has been Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation, Delhi. He was also the Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.[6] On 15 February 2019, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India and took office as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 13 April 2021
Reference
- ↑ Pandey, Devesh K. (14 February 2019). "CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sushil Chandra Appointed Chief Election Commissioner After Sunil Arora Demits Office". The Wire. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Nath, Damini (12 April 2021). "Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Who is Sushil Chandra? Know your new chief election commissioner". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Shri Sushil Chandra". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushil-chandra-takes-charge-as-new-cec-7272566/
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