Arun Goel | |
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Election Commissioner of India | |
In office 19 November 2022 –9 March 2024 (Resigned) [1] [2] | |
Preceded by | Rajiv Kumar |
Succeeded by | Sukhbir Singh Sandhu,Retired IAS Officer |
Personal details | |
Born | Punjab,India | 7 December 1962
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