A 1984 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer, Rajiv Kumar will take charge "with effect from with the date he assumes office vice Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner who has resigned with effect from 31st August, 2020," according to a notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The 62-year-old Lavasa was appointed as the Election Commissioner in January 2018 and had yet to serve two more years to complete his tenure.
According to reports, Ashok Lavasa had opted out of the decision making meetings on MCC since May 4 claiming his 'minority decisions were going unrecorded'.
According to reports, Lavasa has opted out of the decision making meetings on MCC since May 4 claiming his 'minority decisions were going unrecorded'.
The matter was brought to the notice of the poll officials after a video of the alleged booth capture went viral on social media.
In the video, a man in blue t-shirt is seen walking up to the voting compartment as a woman prepares to cast her vote and appears to press a button on the voting machine.
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