Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC by the Union Law Ministry
The Union Law Ministry on Sunday appointed senior most Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) as the incumbent A.K. Joti will retire on Monday. Former Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa was appointed as EC to fill the vacancy created by Mr Rawat’s elevation. Mr Rawat, who will take charge on Tuesday, will have a tenure of almost a year till his retirement in December 2018. He will oversee elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland scheduled next month. Crucial States like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh will also go to the polls under his watch. -PTC News
