Dehradun: Retired IAS officer of Uttarakhand Sushil Kumar has been appointed as State Election Commissioner. He retired from the post of Garhwal Commissioner last year. The post of State Election Commissioner (Panchayati Raj and Local Bodies) was vacant for the last eight months. Now, in view of the Panchayat and civic elections in the state, the government has appointed Sushil Kumar to this post. Its order has been issued on Thursday. At the same time, he has taken charge by reaching the commission office.
Know who is Sushil Kumar
Commissioner Sushil Kumar is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre. He has done graduation in science from Kurukshetra University and MBA from IP University, New Delhi. Before joining the state civil service, he has also worked as a commissioned officer in the Corps of Engineers in the Indian Army.
During his tenure, he has held various prestigious and challenging posts like Municipal Commissioner, Dehradun, District Magistrate, Pithoragarh and District Magistrate Pauri Garhwal. He also has experience of tenure of various line departments as Labor Commissioner and Sugarcane Commissioner of Uttarakhand. He has also served as Secretary of Revenue Department and Secretary of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in the government.
