EC Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC, Ashok Lawasa made EC

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 21 2018 | 7:05 PM IST
Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was today appointed as the next chief election commissioner succeeding A K Joti who retires tomorrow, the law ministry said today.
The government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lawasa as an election commissioner.
The appointment of the election commissioner was made as a vacancy would have arisen in the three-member poll panel after the retirement of Joti tomorrow.
Sunil Arora is the other election commissioner.

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First Published: Jan 21 2018 | 7:05 PM IST

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