Former UP Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey Takes Charge As Election Commissioner

Anup Chandra Pandey joins the Election Commission (EC) as the second election commissioner. The three-member body is headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar is the other election commissioner.

Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey assumed charge as an election commissioner on Wednesday. Mr Pandey joins the Election Commission (EC) as the second election commissioner. The three-member body is headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar is the other election commissioner. Mr Pandey was appointed as an election commissioner on Tuesday. Born on February 15, 1959, Mr Pandey was a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. During the span of about 37 years of service, he has worked in various ministries and departments at the centre and his state cadre of Uttar Pradesh, an official statement said.