Sushil Chandra Explained

Sushil Chandra
Office:24th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Termend:14 May 2022
Termstart:13 April 2021
President:Ram Nath Kovind
Predecessor:Sunil Arora
Successor:Rajiv Kumar
Office1:Election Commissioner of India
Predecessor1:Sunil Arora
Successor1:Anup Chandra Pandey
Termstart1:15 February 2019
Termend1:12 April 2021
Office2:Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes[1]
Termend2:14 February 2019
Termstart2:1 November 2016
Predecessor2:Rani Singh Nair
Successor2:Pramod Chandra Mody
Birth Date:15 May 1957
Birth Place:Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma Mater:IIT Roorkee (B-Tech),
DAV College, Dehradun (LLB)
Occupation:Retd. IRS (IT) officer

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]

Personal life

Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957 in Chandausi UP. He completed B-Tech from Roorkee University and LLB from DAV College, Dehradun. He has also attended various trainings at the IMF, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Wharton School on management.[5]

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner. Devesh K.. Pandey. The Hindu. 14 February 2019. www.thehindu.com.
  2. Web site: Sushil Chandra Appointed Chief Election Commissioner After Sunil Arora Demits Office. 2021-04-14. The Wire.
  3. News: Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner. Damini. Nath. The Hindu. 12 April 2021. www.thehindu.com.
  4. Web site: Who is Sushil Chandra? Know your new chief election commissioner. 12 April 2021. Hindustan Times.
  5. Web site: Shri Sushil Chandra. Election Commission of India.
  6. Web site: Sushil Chandra takes charge as new CEC. 14 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as new Election Commissioner. 2019-02-15. Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
  8. Web site: Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).. 2016-11-01. Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
  9. Web site: Apr 12, 2021. Sushil Chandra succeeds Sunil Arora as CEC, to take charge from tomorrow India News - Times of India. 2021-05-13. The Times of India. en.
  10. Web site: 2024-02-27 . Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson . 2024-03-11 . Hindustan Times . en.