Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, EC Rajiv Kumar Tests Positive For Covid-19

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New-Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and  Election Commissioner (EC) Rajiv Kumar have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been working from home, according to Election Commission of India (ECI) officials.

Sushil Chandra took charge as the 24th CEC after the retirement of Sunil Arora on April 13.

He assumed charge of the new role from home as he already had tested positive for COVID19.

The development comes at a time when the Commission is short of one EC, after Mr. Chandra was elevated from EC to CEC and while the West Bengal Assembly elections are ongoing.

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