Achal Kumar Jyoti appointed Election Commissioner

Former Gujarat chief secretary Achal Kumar Jyoti has been appointed as Election Commissioner, filling one of the two vacant positions in the commission.

A retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1975 batch, Jyoti has also served as Kandla Port Trust chairman. He will reportedly serve as Election Commissioner for a period of three years, following which he will demit office upon turning 65 years old.

The government has further stated that it will soon appoint one more Election Commissioner to fill up the last vacancy.