Arun Goel (born 7 December 1962) is a retired

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officer who is currently serving as

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from 3 October 2024 onwards. Before this, on 19 November 2022, he was appointed as

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and assumed charge on 21 November 2022. His appointment has been challenged in the

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due to procedural concerns but was given clearance on 3 August 2023. Thereafter, on 9 March 2024 he resigned from the post for personal reasons. Previously, he served as a

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from December 2019 to November 2022 and prior, to it as

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Education

Arun goel completed his Msc in

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from

Punjabi University Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew Universit ...

and PG Dip degree in

Development Economics Development economics is a branch of economics that deals with economic aspects of the development process in low- and middle- income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural c ...

from

Churchill College, Cambridge Churchill College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts ...

Resignation

On 9 March 2024, Arun Goel tendered his resignation from the position of Election Commissioner of India, which was accepted by the President. His resignation came just before the announcement of the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, leaving Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the sole election commissioner. (A normally three-member Election Commission already had a vacancy.) whereas, his tenure was till 6 December 2027.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goel, Arun Indian Administrative Service officers Living people Members of the Election Commission of India 1962 births