Former Bureaucrat Arun Goel assumed the office of election commissioner of India today, after being appointed to the post on November 19.

• The post of one election commissioner in the three-member commission has been lying vacant since May when Sushil Chandra retired as Chief Election Commissioner. 
• Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju while notifying the appointment made by President Droupadi Murmu said, "The President is pleased to appoint Arun Goel, IAS (Retd.) (PB: 1985) as the Election Commissioner in the Election.