Guwahati: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday administered the oath of office to Ranjan Sharma as the new State Election Commissioner at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati.
Earlier, Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Dr Ravi Kota, sought permission of the governor to start the proceedings of the ceremony.
Prior to joining Assam State Election Commission (ASEC), Sharma was working as the Special Commissioner and Secretary at the Chief Minister’s Office.
He had joined the CMO after his retirement as an Assam Civil Services (ACS) officer.
Sharma will join as Assam State Election Commission Commissioner Alok Kumar’s tenure ended last month.
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The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Dr J.B. Ekka, Addl. Chief Secretary Kalyan Chakravarthy, Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor of Assam S.S. Meenakshi Sundaram, and Commissioner and Secretary of Finance Virendra Mittal, along with some senior officers of the government.
