CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner

• Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner. He is presently the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
• The Election Commission now has three members with: 
  • Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner
  • Sushil Chandra and Ashok Lavasa as the two Commissioners.
• The three-member Commission is expected to announce the date and the schedule for the general elections of 2019 by the end of February.

Points to remember:

1. Name of the Chief Election Commissioner
2. Name of two Commissioners.
3. Number of members – 3