Sushil Chandra
{{short description|Former Chief Election Commissioner of India}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sushil Chandra
| native_name =
| image = File:Sushil Chandra, Election Commissioner of India (cropped).jpg
| office = 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India
| termend = 14 May 2022
| termstart = 13 April 2021
| president = Ram Nath Kovind
| predecessor = Sunil Arora
| successor = Rajiv Kumar
| office1 = Election Commissioner of India
| predecessor1 = Sunil Arora
| successor1 = Anup Chandra Pandey
| termstart1 = 15 February 2019
| termend1 = 12 April 2021
| office2 = Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbdt-chief-sushil-chandra-appointed-as-election-commissioner/article26269650.ece|title=CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner|first=Devesh K.|last=Pandey|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 February 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}
| termend2 = 14 February 2019
| termstart2 = 1 November 2016
| predecessor2 = Rani Singh Nair
| successor2 = Pramod Chandra Mody
| termend3 =
| termstart3 =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|5|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India
| alma_mater = IIT Roorkee (B-Tech),
DAV College, Dehradun (LLB)
| occupation = Retd. IRS (IT) officer
}}
Sushil Chandra (born 15 May 1957) is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer.{{Cite web|title=Sushil Chandra Appointed Chief Election Commissioner After Sunil Arora Demits Office|url=https://thewire.in/politics/sushil-chandra-appointed-chief-election-commissioner-after-sunil-arora-demits-office|access-date=2021-04-14|website=The Wire}} He was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He previously served as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sushil-chandra-appointed-chief-election-commissioner/article34303884.ece|title=Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner|first=Damini|last=Nath|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 April 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-sushil-chandra-know-your-new-chief-election-commissioner-101618247049192.html|title=Who is Sushil Chandra? Know your new chief election commissioner|date=12 April 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}
Personal life
Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957 in Chandausi UP. He completed B-Tech from Roorkee University and LLB from DAV College, Dehradun. He has also attended various trainings at the IMF, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Wharton School on management.{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/honble-commission/shri-sushil-chandra-r10/|title=Shri Sushil Chandra|website=Election Commission of India}}
Career
He started his career in the Indian Engineering Service. Later joined the 1980 Batch of the Indian Revenue Service.
Under his chairmanship of the Central Board of Direct Taxes he contributed greatly to the Operation Clean Money.
He has been Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation, Delhi. He was also the Director of Investigation, Mumbai and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushil-chandra-takes-charge-as-new-cec-7272566/|title = Sushil Chandra takes charge as new CEC|date = 14 April 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188634|title=Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as new Election Commissioner|date=2019-02-15|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153169|title=Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).|date=2016-11-01|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}
On 15 February 2019, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India and took office as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on 13 April 2021.{{Cite web|date=Apr 12, 2021|title=Sushil Chandra succeeds Sunil Arora as CEC, to take charge from tomorrow {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sushil-chandra-to-succeed-sunil-arora-as-cec-to-take-charge-on-april-13/articleshow/82034726.cms|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
He has been involved in 16 elections including five as chief election commissioner. He retired on 14 May 2022, Rajiv Kumar succeeded him. In, February 2024 he was appointed as a non-judicial member of Lokpal where he served till 14 May 2027.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Ex-SC judge Justice A M Khanwilkar appointed Lokpal chairperson |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/exsc-judge-justice-a-m-khanwilkar-is-now-lokpal-chairperson-101709043679491.html |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
References
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