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The President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed the senior-most Election Commissioner, Dr Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The current CEC HS Brahma will be completing his tenure on April 18, and the new appointee will take charge likely on April 19.

As a convention, law ministry has proposed the senior-most EC for the post of CEC. After HS Brahma was made as the CEC, the office (EC) hold by him fell vacant. Now the government has to appoint two persons to fill the vacancies after Dr Nasim Zaidi assuming the charge.

Dr Zaidi will complete his tenure in July, 2017 as he attains the age of 65. The 1976 batch IAS officer, Dr Zaidi held various positions in the government including the Permanent Representative of India on the Council of ICAO from November 2005 to October 2008. He retired from IAS as Secretary to the

Government of India in Ministry of Civil Aviation on 31 July 2012. He earlier served as Director General of Civil Aviation.

-Kannamsai