Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as the _____ Chief Election Commissioner of India in May 2022.

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  • Rajiv Kumar is appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) with effect from the 15th of May 2022.
  • He will take up the post after incumbent Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra demits his office on May 14, 2022.
  • He has been an Election Commissioner of the ECI since September 1, 2020.
  • He also served as Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) in April 2020.
  • The appointment is done by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind in pursuance of clause (2) of article 324 of the Constitution, as per a notification dated May 12, issued by the Law Ministry.
  • He has been Director, of the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), SBI, NABARD; a Member of, the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC); a Member of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC); Member, of Bank Board Bureau (BBB); Member and other such Boards and Committees.
  • Kumar was born on February 19, 1960, and has academic degrees in B.SC, LL.B, PGDM, and MA Public Policy.
  • An officer of the Indian Administrative Service of Bihar/Jharkhand cadre 1984 batch, Kumar superannuated from the IAS in February 2020.
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