**Policy Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 2853(E), issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) on August 21, 2020, announces the appointment of Shri Rajiv Kumar, IAS (Retd. JH:1984), as an Election Commissioner. This appointment, made by the President in pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, will take effect from the date Shri Kumar assumes office. He replaces Shri Ashok Lavasa, who resigned from the position of Election Commissioner effective August 31, 2020. The notification was issued under F.No. A.45011/3/2020-Admn.I(LD) and signed by K. Biswal, Additional Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Rajiv Kumar: Appointed as the Election Commissioner.
Election Commissioner: The position to which Rajiv Kumar is appointed.
Ashok Lavasa: The previous Election Commissioner who resigned.
Article 324 of the Constitution: The constitutional article referenced for the appointment.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry issuing the notification.
New Delhi: Location where notification was issued
IAS JH:1984: Indian Administrative Service, Jharkhand Cadre of 1984 batch, referring to Rajiv Kumar's service.
The Gazette of India: The official government gazette in which the notification is published.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 2526] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 21, 2020/श्रािण 30, 1942
No. 2526] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020/SRAVANA 30, 1942
जिजध और न्याय मंत्रालय
(जिधायी जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 अगस्ट् त, 2020
का.आ. 2853(अ).—राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 324 के खंड (2) के अनुसरण म ें श्री रािीि कुमार,
आई.ए.एस (सेिाजनिृत्त) (झारखंड- 1984) को जनिााचन आयक्तु के रुप म ें उस तारीख स े जनयुक्त करत े हैं, जिस तारीख को
िह श्री अिोक लिासा, जनिााचन आयक्तु द्वारा 31 अगस्ट्त, 2020 से त्यागपत्र दिए िाने के उपरांत उनके स्ट्थान पर अपना
कायाभार ग्रहण करत े ह ैं।
[फा.सं. ए.-45011/3/2020-प्रिा.I (जि.जि.)]
के .जिस्ट्िाल, अपर सजचि
3865 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st August, 2020
S.O. 2853(E).—In pursuance of clause (2) of article 324 of the Constitution, the President is
pleased to appoint Shri Rajiv Kumar, IAS(Retd.) (JH:1984) as the Election Commissioner with effect from
the date he assumes the office vice Shri Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner who has resigned with
effect from 31st August, 2020.
[F.No. A.-45011/3/2020-Admn.I(LD)]
K. BISWAL, Addl. Secy.
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