Summary
Sushil Chandra (born 15 May 1957) is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer.[2] He was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.[3][4]
Sushil Chandra | |
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| 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 13 April 2021 – 14 May 2022 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Kumar |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 15 February 2019 – 12 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Arora |
| Succeeded by | Anup Chandra Pandey |
| Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes[1] | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 14 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rani Singh Nair |
| Succeeded by | Pramod Chandra Mody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1957 Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee (B-Tech), DAV College, Dehradun (LLB) |
| Occupation | Retd. IRS (IT) officer |
Personal life edit
Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957 in Chandausi UP. He completed B-Tech from Roorkee University and LLB from DAV College, Dehradun.[2] He has also attended various trainings at IMF, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and The Wharton School on management.[5]
Career edit
He started his career in the Indian Engineering Service. Later joined the 1980 Batch of the Indian Revenue Service. Under his chairmanship of the Central Board of Direct Taxes he contributed greatly to the Operation Clean Money.
He has been Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation, Delhi. He was also the Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.[6][7][8] On 15 February 2019, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India and took office as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 13 April 2021.[9]
He has been involved in 16 elections including five as chief election commissioner. He retired on 14 May 2022, Rajiv Kumar succeeded him. In, February 2024 he was appointed as a non-judicial member of Lokpal where he served till 14 May 2027.[10]
References edit
- ^ Pandey, Devesh K. (14 February 2019). "CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "Sushil Chandra Appointed Chief Election Commissioner After Sunil Arora Demits Office". The Wire. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Nath, Damini (12 April 2021). "Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Who is Sushil Chandra? Know your new chief election commissioner". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Sushil Chandra takes charge as new CEC". 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as new Election Commissioner". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Sushil Chandra succeeds Sunil Arora as CEC, to take charge from tomorrow | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson". Hindustan Times. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.