Shri Achal Kumar Joti IAS (Gujarat 1975) has been appointed Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi today. He will succeed Nasim Zaidi who demits office yesterday. According to the Law Ministry notification, Mr Joti will continue as CEC till 17th of January next year. 64-year-old Mr Joti had joined the three-member poll panel as an election commissioner on 8th of May, 2015.
Mr Joti is known to be one of the youngest IAS officers who got into the service at the age of 22. He completed his education from Delhi university. Mr Joti served as chief secretary of Gujarat when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister of the state.
Shri Joti has served as Election Commissioner since 13th May, 2015. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, State Assembly elections in the States of Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakand, Manipur and Goa were successfully conducted. Some of the initiatives undertaken during these elections are IT initiatives including the one for service voters through Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), along with National Voter Service Portal (NVSP) –an e-portal for easy registration of eligible voters, voter awareness and educational initiatives and stringent expenditure monitoring mechanism etc.
Before joining the Election Commission of India, Shri Joti has served the Nation as a longtime Civil Servant of Indian Administrative Service (1975 Batch). He brings with him a rich experience of Public Administration of 42 years. During his distinguished career, he served as DM and Collector of Districts Surendranagar, Godhra and Kheda. He held various significant assignments as Secretary (Water Supply), Secretary (Industries), Principal Secretary (Finance), along with serving as the Chairman of the Kandla Port Trust, on Central Government deputation with Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, between 1999 and 2004, as the Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) and Additional Chief Secretary (General Administration Department). Shri Joti superannuated as Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat in January 2013 after completing a three-year tenure.
Shri Achal retired as Gujarat chief secretary in January 2013. Mr Joti also served as Chairman of the Kandla Port Trust, Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd and the Gujarat vigilance commissioner.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri Achal Kumar Joti the very best.
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