Achal Kumar Jyoti

Achal Kumar Jyoti
Acala Kumāra Jayotī
21st Chief Election Commissioner of India
In office
6 July 2017 – 23 January 2018
President

Pranab Mukherjee,

Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded by Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
Succeeded by Om Prakash Rawat
Election Commissioner of India
In office
13 May 2015 – 5 July 2017
President Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
Chief Secretary of Gujarat
In office
31 December 2009 – 31 January 2013
Chief Minister Narendra Modi
Personal details
Born Achal Kumar Jyoti
(1953-01-23) 23 January 1953
Punjab, India
Nationality  Indian
Residence New Delhi, India
Occupation Retired IAS officer

Achal Kumar Jyoti (IAST: Acala Kumāra Jayotī) (Born 23 January 1953) is a retired 1975 IAS officer of Gujarat cadre and was the 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India from 6 July 2017 to 23 January 2018.

Education

Achal Kumar Jyoti has graduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) degrees in Chemistry.[1][2][3]

Career

Apart from serving as the Chief Election Commissioner of India.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Achal Kumar Jyoti served as one of the Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India before his appointment as the Chief Election Commissioner of India.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

He has also served in key positions for both Gujarat and Union Governments, like as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Additional Chief Secretary (General Administration), Principal Secretary (Finance), Managing Director of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam, Secretary (Industries), Secretary (Revenue), Secretary (Water Supplies) and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Kheda, Panchmahals, Surendranagar districts in Gujarat Government,[1][2][3] and as the Chairman of Kandla Port Trust in the Union Government.[1][2][3]

Controversies

During the Gujarat Assembly elections that were held in December 2017, the Election Commission Of India (ECI) issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct, by appearing for an interview with a Gujarati News Channel. While the Indian National Congress claimed that ECI ignored the sitting Prime Minister, Narendra Modi along with Amit Shah (BJP Party chief) and Arun Jaitley (Finance Minister) for violating Code of conduct on several occasions.[11][12]

With just two days left in office, he recommended disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs' of Delhi Assembly.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Achal Kumar Jyoti - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shri Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new CEC" (PDF). Election Commission of India. July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chief Election Commissioner - Shri A K Joti". Election Commission of India. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Achal Kumar Joti appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner". The Indian Express. July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner". The Hindu. July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat Achal Kumar Joti Appointed Next Chief Election Commissioner". The Wire. July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Achal Kumar Jyoti takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner". The Indian Express. July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Borgohain, Sonalee, ed. (July 3, 2017). "India's new Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to take charge on July 6". India Today. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Achal Kumar Joti Appointed as Next Chief Election Commissioner". News18. July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Achal Kumar Joti appointed as CEC: Here's all you need to know about former chief secretary of Gujarat". Firstpost. July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Notice, not FIR, issued to Rahul Gandhi, says Election Commission". India Today. New Delhi. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ Sanyal, Anindita, ed. (December 14, 2017). "What About PM, Asks Congress After Election Commission Notice To Rahul Gandhi". NDTV. New Delhi. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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