1 Sep 2020
Neta·Resume
Appointed by the President on the Union government's advice; took charge 23 Jan 2018. No selection committee existed then. Before the 2023 Act there was no statute on selection: the Union government, by convention, picked senior serving or retired Secretary-rank officers and the President appointed on its advice, with the senior-most EC normally elevated to CEC (as described by the Supreme Court in Anoop Baranwal, 2 Mar 2023).
source ↗The Asian Development Bank announced Ashok Lavasa, then a serving Election Commissioner, as its Vice-President for Private Sector Operations and Public-Private Partnerships, succeeding Diwakar Gupta whose term ended 31 Aug 2020.
Education: B.A. (English Hons) and M.A. English Literature, Delhi University; MBA, Southern Cross University; M.Phil (Defence and Strategic Studies), University of Madras - per ECI profile and ADB
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