Former UP chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey assumed charge as an election commissioner. Pandey joins the Election Commission as the second election commissioner. The 3-member body is headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra & Rajiv Kumar. Pandey was appointed as an election commissioner on Tuesday & he took charge on Wednesday. Born on February 15, 1959, Pandey was a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service officer. Pandey will demit office in February 2024 on attaining the age of 65. Pandey superannuated as the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary in August 2019. Pandey then served as a member of National Green Tribunal Oversight Committee, UP. Earlier, Pandey also served as as industrial development commissioner of the state.
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