Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Saturday resigned from a key put up within the ballot physique, weeks forward of the Lok Sabha elections. Goel’s resignation has been accepted by the President.
“President accepts the resignation tendered by Arun Goel, Election Commissioner with effect from the 9th March 2024,” knowledgeable Ministry of Law & Justice.
According to an official notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice knowledgeable, “In pursuance of clause (1) of Section 11 of The Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the President is happy to simply accept the resignation tendered by Arun Goel, Election Commissioner with impact from March 9, 2024.
Arun Goel’s tenure was until December 2027.
It was not instantly identified why he stepped down. Goel, a retired bureaucrat, was a 1985-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre. He had joined the Election Commission in November 2022. Following the retirement of Anup Pandey in February and Goel’s resignation, the three-member Election Commission panel has now solely Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
This important improvement has come only a week forward of the anticipated announcement of Lok Sabha elections schedule.
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