Achal Kumar Joti appointed new Chief Election Commissioner

New Delhi: Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti has been elevated as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the Law Ministry stated on Tuesday.

Joti will take charge of the office on July 6, the day the incumbent Nasim Zaidi demits office.

Joti, a 1975-batch former Indian Administrative Service officer of the Gujarat cadre, will have a short tenure of around six months since he is scheduled to retire in January 2018 after attaining the age of 65.

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Joti joined the Election Commission on May 13, 2015. Earlier, he served as the Gujarat Chief Secretary under the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.