The Indian Administrative Service officer has been appointed the Election Commissioner with effect from the date he assumes the office. The order was issued through a gazette notification by the Union government.
“In pursuance of Clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Anup Chandra Pandey, IAS (Retd.) (UP: 1984) as the Election Commissioner with effect from the date he assumes the office,” the notification stated.
Before his retirement from the civil services in August 2019, Pandey had served as the Chief Secretary of UP under CM Yogi Adityanath. The 1984 batch officer has been appointed to the position left vacant by former Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora’s retirement on April 12. This restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand next year.
He will demit office in February 2024 on attaining the age of 65 years, according to the age criteria guiding the election commissioners.
