Sunil Arora Explained

Sunil Arora
Office:23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India
Termend:12 April 2021
Termstart:2 December 2018
President:Ram Nath Kovind
Predecessor:Om Prakash Rawat
Successor:Sushil Chandra
Office1:Election Commissioner of India
Termstart1:1 September 2017
Termend1:2 December 2018
Office3:Information and Broadcasting Secretary of India
Office2:Director General and CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Termend2:31 August 2017
Termstart2:19 December 2016
Termend3:30 April 2016
Termstart3:31 August 2015
Birth Date:13 April 1956
Birth Place:Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Alma Mater:Panjab University (BA, MA)[1]
Occupation:Retired IAS Officer
Office4:Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary of India
Termend4:30 August 2015
Termstart4:29 August 2014

Sunil Arora (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India.[2] [3] He is also the chairman for Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). He is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre. He also served as a secretary to the Government of India in two ministries.[4] [5]

Personal life

Of his two brothers, one is also an IAS officer, whereas, the other is a diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service.[6] [7]

Education

Arora has graduate (BA Honours) and postgraduate (MA) degrees in English from Panjab University in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[8]

Career

Before IAS

Before being appointed as an IAS officer, Sunil Arora served as an associate professor in DAV College in Jalandhar.

As an IAS officer

As an IAS officer, Arora served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, including as the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (Small Industries), Principal Secretary (Investment and Protocol), Chairman and managing director of the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, and as the district magistrate and collector of Jodhpur, Nagaur, Alwar and Dholpur districts in the Rajasthan Government,[9] [10] [11] [12] and as the Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary, chairperson and managing director of the Indian Airlines, and as a joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Indian government.

Arora superannuated from service on 30 April 2016. Post retirement, Arora was appointed the director general and chief executive officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, and hence was deemed to have been re-employed into the IAS.[13] [14] [15]

Election Commissioner of India

Arora assumed office as one of the two Election Commissioners of India on 31 August 2017,[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] Arora assumed the office of Election Commissioner on 1 September 2017.[23] [24] During his tenure, 2019 Indian general election were held.

He has joined agri-tech start-up Gram Unnati as its non-executive chairman.[25]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Commissioner - Shri Sunil Arora. Election Commission of India. 30 September 2017.
  2. Web site: President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner. 2018-11-26. 2018-11-27.
  3. Web site: As Sunil Arora retires on 12th April and Sushil Chandra will take charge as new Chief Election Commissioner of India. .
  4. Web site: कौन हैं सुनील अरोड़ा, जिनकी निगरानी में होंगे पांच राज्य में विधानसभा चुनाव. Amar Ujala. hi . 2021-02-26.
  5. Web site: जानें मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त सुनील अरोड़ा के बारे में, जिन्होंने किया 05 राज्यों में चुनावों का ऐलान. News18 Hindi. hi . 2021-02-27.
  6. Web site: New Election Commissioner's Doaba connect. 7 September 2017. The Tribune. 7 September 2017.
  7. Web site: यहां पढ़े हैं चुनाव आयोग के कमिश्नर बने सुनील अरोड़ा,सरकारी कॉलेज से MA की. 7 September 2017. Dainik Bhaskar. hi. New commissioner of the Election Commission studied here; did his MA from government college. Hoshiarpur. 7 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Sunil Arora - Executive Record Sheet. Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. 2 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Sunil Arora - Officer Service History. Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan. 15 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Election Commissioner on 1st September, 2017. 1 September 2017. Election Commission of India. 5 September 2017.
  11. Web site: Why Rajiv Mehrishi's and Sunil Arora's appointments are Rajasthan's loss and the Centre's gain. Parihar. Rohit. 3 September 2017. Kumar. Ganesh. Udayakumar. Radha. India Today. 7 September 2017.
  12. Web site: Sunil Arora is the third Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrat has worked for finance ministry and Planning Commission. 1 September 2017. Firstpost. 30 September 2017.
  13. Web site: Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General. 10 December 2017. The New Indian Express. 10 September 2017.
  14. Web site: Govt appoints Sunil Arora as IICA Director General. 15 December 2016. Business Standard. 10 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Sunil Arora appointed as Director General of IICA. 17 December 2017. Jagran Josh. Dainik Jagran. 10 September 2017.
  16. Web site: Shri Sunil Arora Appointed as New Election Commissioner. 31 August 2017. Press Information Bureau of India. 2 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner. Jain. Bharti. 31 August 2017. Times of India. 2 September 2017.
  18. Web site: राजीव महर्षि होंगे देश के नए CAG, सुनील अरोड़ा बने चुनाव आयुक्त. Mohit. 31 August 2017. Amar Ujala. Amar Ujala Publications Ltd.. hi. Rajiv Mehrishi will be the nation's next CAG; Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner. Amarujala.com. 9 November 2018.
  19. Web site: Sunil Arora appointed as Election Commissioner. 1 September 2017. The Economic Times. 2 September 2017.
  20. Web site: Former Bureaucrat Sunil Arora Appointed Election Commissioner. 1 September 2017. NDTV. 2 September 2017.
  21. Web site: Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner. 1 September 2017. The Indian Express. 2 September 2017.
  22. Web site: Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Joti is CEC. 1 September 2017. Business Standard. 7 September 2017.
  23. Web site: Raj cadre officer takes charge as EC. 2 September 2017. Daily News and Analysis. 7 September 2017.
  24. Web site: Sunil Arora assumes charge as new Election Commissioner. 1 September 2017. United News of India. 2 September 2017.
  25. Web site: Former chief election commissioner Sunil Arora joins agri-tech startup as chairman . 2023-01-06 . Moneycontrol . en.