How the commissioners were chosen

Ashok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner, effective 31 August

Ashok Lavasa sent his resignation to the President and asked to be relieved on 31 Aug 2020 to join ADB. The Law Ministry's later notification recorded that he resigned with effect from 31 Aug 2020. As senior EC he would otherwise have become CEC in April 2021.

The resignation date of 18 Aug 2020 is reported by PTI via 'sources in the poll panel'; the effective date of 31 Aug 2020 is in the Law Ministry notification quoted by Scroll and in ECI's own former-EC list. ECI's farewell release (28 Aug 2020) says he found the choice to leave difficult.

• TIER 3 · PRESSAshok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner; to join ADB as vice presidentDeccan Herald (PTI)2020-08-18
• TIER 3 · PRESSFormer Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed election commissioner, to replace Ashok LavasaScroll.in2020-08-21
• TIER 1 · PRIMARYECI bids farewell to Sh Ashok LavasaPress Information Bureau (Election Commission)2020-08-28
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• TIER 3 · PRESSIndia: Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed Election CommissionerGulf News2020-08-21
• TIER 3 · PRESSFormer Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner, to replace Ashok LavasaIndia TV2020-08-21