Sushil Chandra
Civil Servant

Indian Chandausi, UP

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/05/1957
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Chandausi, UP

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Physical Stats & More

Height	171 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Roorkee University D.A.V. College, Dehradun IIT Roorkee
Educational Qualification	BTech from Roorkee University LLB from D.A.V. College LLB from D.A.V. College, Dehradun B.Tech (Civil Engineering) from IIT Roorkee LL.B from D.A.V. College, Dehradun

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Marital Status

Family

Wife	Name Not Known

Career

Started career in the Indian Engineering Service before joining the 1980 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax).
Served as Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) International Taxation, Delhi.
Held positions as Director of Investigation, Mumbai, and Director General Investigation, Gujarat.
Appointed Member (Investigation) in CBDT in December 2015 and became Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Appointed Election Commissioner of India on 15 February 2019.
Served as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India from 13 April 2021 to 14 May 2022.
Appointed as a non-judicial member of Lokpal in February 2024, serving till 14 May 2027.
1980 batch IRS (IT) officer with nearly 39 years in the Income Tax Department.
Involved in 16 elections including five as Chief Election Commissioner.
1980 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer with nearly 39 years in the Income Tax Department.
Served in various states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
Launched Operation Clean Money in 2017 as CBDT Chairman to tackle illegal wealth and black money.
Facilitated automatic information exchange agreements between India and Switzerland to promote transparency.
Oversaw assembly elections in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur during his tenure as CEC.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sushil Chandra became the Chief Election Commissioner on April 12, 2021.
2. He received training at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru.
3. Sushil Chandra worked in the Indian Revenue Services for 38 years before becoming an Election Commissioner on February 15, 2019.
4. Before his role at the Election Commission, he was the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in India.
5. As CBDT Chairman in 2017, an initiative called 'Operation Clean Money' was launched under his leadership to tackle illegal wealth and black money.
6. Sushil Chandra facilitated agreements for automatic information exchange between India and Switzerland to promote transparency.
7. In 2019, Sushil Chandra's brother-in-law, Arvind Goel, was investigated by the Uttar Pradesh government for dubious land transactions involving black money.
8. He attended training at the Wharton School on management.
9. He has been involved in 16 elections including five as Chief Election Commissioner.
10. He received training at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, and the Wharton School on management.
11. Worked in the Indian Revenue Services for nearly 39 years before becoming an Election Commissioner.
12. As CBDT Chairman, he launched Operation Clean Money to tackle illegal wealth and black money.
13. As CBDT Chairman in 2018, he was instrumental in evolving a uniform format for sharing details of all assets and liabilities not mentioned in candidates' affidavits.
14. Emphasized the concept of Inducement-Free elections, which became an important aspect of monitoring the electoral process.
15. Under his monitoring as CEC, seizures of cash, liquor, freebies, and narcotics increased substantially in elections.
16. Encouraged focused and comprehensive monitoring through deployment of Special Expenditure Observers and activation of multiple enforcement agencies in election expenditure monitoring.
17. Received Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Roorkee on 25 November 2019.
18. Participated in the 3rd Plenary Assembly of Global Network Electoral Justice conference held in Los Cabos, Mexico in November 2019.

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