Election Commissioner Arun Goel Resigns Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections

With the retirement of Anup Pandey in February and Goel's resignation, the three-member EC panel now consists solely of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

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Updated on: 9 March 2024 9:13 pm

Election Commissioner Arun Goel

Ministry of Law & Justice in a notification announced that Election Commissioner Arun Goel has resigned with effect from March 9.

The official notification said, "the President is pleased to accept the resignation tendered by Shri Arun Goel, election Commissioner with effect from the 09th March, 2024."

President accepts the resignation tendered by Arun Goel, Election Commissioner with effect from the 9th March 2024: Ministry of Law & Justice pic.twitter.com/88tuyXm4uP
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2024

Goel resignation comes ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the country. His tenure was till December 2027.

Goel, a retired bureaucrat, was a 1985-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre. He had joined the Election Commission in November 2022.

With the retirement of Anup Pandey in February and Goel's resignation, the three-member EC panel now consists solely of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.