Mumbai, Feb 28 (PTI) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer S Chockalingam as the new chief electoral officer (CEO) of Maharashtra.
The ECI announced the appointment in a post on social media platform X.
The 1996-batch IAS officer will replace incumbent CEO Shrikant M Deshpande.
The poll panel asked Chockalingam to report to the ECI office once he takes charge from Deshpande.
A CEO supervises work related to Assembly/Parliament elections in a state/Union Territory under the overall superintendence, direction and control of the ECI.
After the Lok Sabha polls, likely in April-May, Maharashtra will see the Assembly elections in the second half of 2024. PTI ND RSY
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