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Election Commissioner Arun Goel steps down weeks before LS polls

By IANS | Updated: March 9, 2024 21:20 IST

New Delhi, 09 March Weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, Election Commissioner Arun Goel, resigned from his post ...

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New Delhi, 09 March Weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, Election Commissioner Arun Goel, resigned from his post on Saturday.

According to the officials in the know of things, Goel's resignation has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu.

"In pursuance of Clause (1) of Section 11 of The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the President is pleased to accept the resignation tendered by Shri Arun Goel, Election Commissioner, with effect from March 9, 2024," read a gazette notification issued on Saturday.

According to sources, Goel could have become the next Chief Election Commissioner, as the incumbent CEC Rajiv Kumar is set to retire in February 2025.

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