{"id":100241,"date":"2017-07-06T17:34:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=100241"},"modified":"2017-07-06T17:39:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:39:18","slug":"achal-kumar-joti-took-charge-chief-election-commissioner-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/100241","title":{"rendered":"Shri Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-100242\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PPN0607201705.jpg\" alt=\"PPN0607201705\" width=\"695\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PPN0607201705.jpg 800w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PPN0607201705-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Shri Achal Kumar Joti has assumed charge as the 21<sup>st\u00a0<\/sup>Chief Election Commissioner\u00a0(CEC)\u00a0of India, succeeding Dr.\u00a0Nasim Zaidi here today.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Zaidi demitted office yesterday after completing his tenure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After the assumption of charge, Shri Joti spoke about the priorities of the Commission and said that the Commission shall pursue vigorously its commitment to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections throughout the country.\u00a0Secondly, the Commission will also pursue its mission to ensure that\u00a0\u201cNo Voter to be Left Behind\u201d.\u00a0Thirdly, the Commission shall actively promote e-Governance for holding of elections to the State Assemblies and Parliamentary Elections in the country, Shri Joti added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shri Joti has served as Election Commissioner since 13<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>May, 2015.\u00a0During his tenure as Election Commissioner, State Assembly elections in the States of Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakand, Manipur and Goa were successfully conducted.\u00a0Some of the initiatives undertaken during these elections are IT initiatives including the one for service voters through Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System\u00a0(ETPBS),\u00a0along with National Voter Service Portal\u00a0(NVSP) \u2013an e-portal for easy registration of eligible voters, voter awareness and educational initiatives and stringent expenditure monitoring mechanism etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Before joining the Election Commission of India, Shri Joti has served the Nation as a longtime Civil Servant of Indian Administrative Service\u00a0(1975 Batch).\u00a0He brings with him a rich experience of Public Administration of 42 years.\u00a0During his distinguished career, he served as DM and Collector of Districts Surendranagar, Godhra and Kheda.\u00a0He held various significant assignments as Secretary\u00a0(Water Supply), Secretary\u00a0(Industries), Principal Secretary\u00a0(Finance), along with serving as the Chairman of the Kandla Port Trust, on Central Government deputation with Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, between 1999 and 2004, as the Managing Director of the Sardar\u00a0Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd\u00a0(SSNNL)\u00a0and Additional Chief Secretary(General Administration Department).\u00a0Shri Joti superannuated as Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat in January 2013 after completing a three-year tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; 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