Chief Election Commissioner - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Name the officer who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner on May’15?

a. Alok Ranjan
b. Umesh Sinha
c. Achal Kumar Jyoti
d. Zubair Rizvi
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Achal Kumar Jyoti

Explanation:
He is a Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat. He earlier worked as the Managing Director of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited. He also served as chairman of Kandla Port Trust. With this appointment, the strength of three members Election Commission has now gone to two. In the coming days, the government will appoint one more Election Commissioner to fill up the last vacancy.