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Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha State Level Municipal

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Arun Goel

FORMERTHE COMMISSION

Election Commissioner (former) · IAS, Punjab cadre, 1985 batch

Photo: PIB / ECI · GODL-India

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11993 – 1993District Election Officer / Collector, Bathinda
21994 – 1994Managing Director, Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation
31995 – 2000District Election Officer / Collector, Ludhiana
42001 – 2002Managing Director, Punjab Warehousing Corporation
52003 – 2005Managing Director, Punjab Industries & Export Corporation
62006 – 2006Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Punjab
72007 – 2009Principal Secretary (Housing & Urban Development), Punjab
82010 – 2010Principal Secretary (Power & Irrigation), Punjab
92011 – 2011Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development

Time at the Commission

1 yr 3 mo

EC 1 yr 3 mo

Selected under

Executive convention

18 Nov 2022

Dissent at selection

None recorded

Entries on record

9 entries · 3 documented · 3 reported · 1 claim · 2 responses

Selected by Objections and decisions9 Full career

Selected by

18 Nov 2022Executive convention

PMPrime MinisterPrime MinisterRecommended

Arun GoelElection Commissioner · took charge 21 Nov 2022

Cited: Arun Goel takes voluntary retirement and is appointed EC the same day, Supreme Court records how Goel's appointment was compressed into one day, Supreme Court questions 'lightning speed' of Goel's appointment, Centre tells court there is no 'disquieting feature' in Goel's appointment, Supreme Court dismisses ADR's challenge to Arun Goel's appointment

Objections and decisions

9 on record

7 Sep 2024

Commission

Six months after resigning, Arun Goel named ambassador to Croatia

ReportedChecked

16 Mar 2024

Responses

CEC Rajiv Kumar says Goel's personal space should be respected

ResponseNot yet checked

9 Mar 2024

Commission

EC Arun Goel resigns days before Lok Sabha schedule, leaving one-member Commission

DocumentChecked

9 Mar 2024

Claims

Congress says Goel's resignation shows no transparency in the Commission

ClaimChecked

4 Aug 2023

Courts

Supreme Court dismisses ADR's challenge to Arun Goel's appointment

ReportedChecked

2 Mar 2023

Courts

Supreme Court records how Goel's appointment was compressed into one day

DocumentChecked

102012 – 2014Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

112015 – 2016Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority

122017 – 2017Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Labour & Employment

132018 – 2019Secretary, Ministry of Culture

142020 – Nov 2022Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries (voluntary retirement accepted w.e.f. 18 Nov 2022)

15Nov 2022 – Mar 2024Election Commissioner, ECI

Full career · education, all 15 postings and sources ↓

Education: Post-graduate in Development Economics, Churchill College, Cambridge; M.Sc. Mathematics - per PIB

1993 – 1993
District Election Officer / Collector, Bathinda
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
1994 – 1994
Managing Director, Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
1995 – 2000
District Election Officer / Collector, Ludhiana
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2001 – 2002
Managing Director, Punjab Warehousing Corporation
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2003 – 2005
Managing Director, Punjab Industries & Export Corporation
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2006 – 2006
Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Punjab
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2007 – 2009
Principal Secretary (Housing & Urban Development), Punjab
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2010 – 2010
Principal Secretary (Power & Irrigation), Punjab
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2011 – 2011
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2012 – 2014
Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2015 – 2016
Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2017 – 2017
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Labour & Employment
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2018 – 2019
Secretary, Ministry of Culture
pib.gov.in ↗ Official record
2020 – Nov 2022
Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries (voluntary retirement accepted w.e.f. 18 Nov 2022)
indiankanoon.org ↗ Court record
Nov 2022 – Mar 2024
Election Commissioner, ECI
eci.gov.in ↗ Official record

Sources for this profile 9

TIER 1 · PRIMARYFormer CEC/ECElection Commission of India2026-01-01
TIER 1 · PRIMARYAppointment of Shri Arun Goel as Election CommissionerPress Information Bureau (Ministry of Law and Justice)2022-11-19
TIER 1 · PRIMARYShri Arun Goel takes over as new Election CommissionerPress Information Bureau (Election Commission)2022-11-21
TIER 1 · PRIMARYAnoop Baranwal vs Union of India, Constitution Bench judgmentSupreme Court of India (via Indian Kanoon)2023-03-02
TIER 3 · PRESSElection Commissioner Arun Goel steps down ahead of Lok Sabha electionsThe Tribune

9 Mar 2024CLAIMCLAIMS

Congress says Goel's resignation shows no transparency in the Commission

Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal said the party was deeply concerned and alleged there was no transparency in how the Commission functions or in how the government pressures it. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury called the timing very concerning.

Attributed to K.C. Venugopal (Congress); Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M)

Arun Goel K.C. Venugopal Sitaram Yechury

RESPONSE

CEC Rajiv Kumar says Goel's personal space should be respected (2024-03-16)

See selection-law-cec-on-goel-resignation for the CEC's comment. No government response to the charge of pressure was found.

SOURCES

TIER 3 · PRESSArun Goel quits as Election Commissioner weeks before Lok Sabha elections

2024-03-10

TIER 3 · PRESSArun Goel quits as Election Commissioner weeks before Lok Sabha electionsDeccan Herald2024-03-09

TIER 3 · PRESSPM-chaired panel's meet to appoint 2 ECs advanced to March 14: SourcesDeccan Herald (PTI)2024-03-11

TIER 1 · PRIMARYDr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India, W.P. (C) No. 14 of 2024 and connected matters, order on stay applications, 2024 INSC 246Supreme Court of India (PDF hosted by Supreme Court Observer)2024-03-22

TIER 3 · PRESSArun Goel appointed as India's new Ambassador to CroatiaANI2024-09-07

Deccan Herald

2024-03-09