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Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Three-member EC panel now comprises only CEC Rajiv Kumar, following retirement of Anup Pandey in February and resignation of Arun Goel, who was due to retire in 2027.

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New Delhi: Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigned on Saturday, days before the expected announcement of the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

His tenure was till December 2027.

According to a law ministry notification, Goel’s resignation has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu with effect from Saturday. It was not immediately known 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 EC panel has now only Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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