New Delhi: In a significant administrative move, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed IAS Ashok Kumar as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi.
In this capacity, Kumar replaces IAS R. Alice Vaz.
Kumar is a 2006-batch officer of the AGMUT cadre. He will assume charge with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. The appointment has been formally communicated to Delhi Chief Secretary Rajeev Varma.
ECI has also clarified that while serving as CEO, Kumar shall not hold any additional charge under the Government of NCT of Delhi, except that he will be designated as Secretary to the Government in charge of the Election Department in the State Secretariat.
Kumar has previously held several key positions, including secretary (education) and additional commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He has also served in multiple administrative roles across AGMUT regions, with postings in Puducherry, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.
As CEO, Kumar will look after voter registration, electoral roll revisions, and the election-conducting process in the national capital.
