(CEC Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar welcoming Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey)
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New Delhi : Anup Chandra Pandey on June 9, 2021, assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India. Pandey joins the Election Commission of India (ECI) as second Election Commissoner in a three- member body headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
Born on February 15, 1959, Anup Chandra Pandey has been a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer. During the span of about 37 years of distinguished Government of India service, Pandey has worked in various Ministries & Departments at the Centre and his state cadre of Uttar Pradesh. Pandey, a career bureaucrat, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College and a Master’s degree in Materials Management from Panjab University and has a keen interest in study of history and holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Ancient Indian History from Magadh University.
Pandey superannuated as Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, in August 2019. Prior to joining the Election Commission of India, Pandey served as a Member National Green Tribunal Oversight Committee, Uttar Pradesh.
Pandey has held diverse portfolios during his deputation with the central government. He served as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour &Employment, Government of India, where he represented the country at various international forums like G20 and International Labour Organisation. He was also Director in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Consumer Affairs, according to a PIB release.
Pandey has a keen interest in writing and has authored a book titled “Governance in Ancient India” which explores the evolution, nature, scope, functions and all related aspects of ancient Indian Civil Service from the Rig Vedic period to 650 AD.