The President has appointed former IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as an Election Commissioner.<br />'' <br />''A notification was issued in this regard by the Legislative Department under The Ministry of Law and Justice.<br />'' <br />''Mr Pandey is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch Uttar Pradesh Cadre. There was a vacancy in the poll body after Sunil Arora demitted office as the Chief Election Commissioner on 12th April this year.<br />'' <br />''Presently Sushil Chandra is the Chief Election Commissioner and Rajiv Kumar is the other Election Commissioner.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Mr Pandey has served as Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh and held many other key positions.</span><br />