President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former IAS officer Om Prakash Rawat as an Election Commissioner (EC) in the Election Commission of India (ECI).
About Om Prakash Rawat
- Rawat was born on 2 December 1953 and is a 1977 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre.
- During his long bureaucratic career, he had served at various important portfolios at Centre and state level.
- In 19993, he had served as a Director in the Defence Ministry. He has also served as Principal Secretary to then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh to Babu Lal Gaur from 2004 and 2006.
- He also had served as Secretary at Department of Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Heavy Industries from 2012 till December 2014 when he retired.
About Election Commissioner (EC)
- As per the provisions of Article 324 of Constitution, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) are appointed by the President.
- Tenure: They hold office for the term of 6 years or until they attain age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
- Election Commission being multi-member constitutional body, the strength of ECs is decided by President of India.