Former Chief Secretary of Jharkhand Devendra Kumar Tiwari was appointed as the new State Election Commissioner of the State on Tuesday. A government notification stated that the retired IAS officer of 1986 batch has been appointed for the tenure of three years from the date of assuming charge of office or till the date he attains the age of 64 years.
The post was vacant since June 15, 2020, when the then SEC NN Pandey retired from his post. And, with the appointment of the former CS as new SEC way has been cleared for holding already delayed Panchayat elections in the State.
The three-tier panchayat polls were due in November-December 2020 in the State and were put on hold due to Covid 19 pandemic and vacancies at top positions in State Election Commission. The government has put in place alternative systems at panchayat level till elections are held.
Tiwari is an MBBS graduate of King George's Medical University.
He also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Chhotanagpur Law College and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Manchester. He has served in several positions for the Government of Bihar and the Government of Jharkhand.
