Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed Election Commissioner
Aug 21, 2020
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 : Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was on Friday appointed as Election Commissioner following the resignation of Ashok Lavasa.
"The President is pleased to appoint Rajiv Kumar, IAS (retd) (JH:1984) as the Election Commissioner with effect from the date he assumes the office vice Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner who has resigned with effect from August 31," a notification of Law Ministry said.
Kumar is a former IAS officer and belonged to Jharkhand cadre. Lavasa will take up the position of vice-president at the Asian Development Bank.
