Achal Kumar Jyoti

Achal Kumar Jyoti
21st Chief Election Commissioner of India
In office
6 July 2017  23 January 2018
PresidentPranab Mukherjee, Ram Nath Kovind
Preceded bySyed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
Succeeded byOm Prakash Rawat
Election Commissioner of India
In office
13 May 2015  5 July 2017
PresidentPranab Mukherjee
Chief Election CommissionerSyed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
Chief Secretary of Gujarat
In office
31 December 2009  31 January 2013
Chief MinisterNarendra Modi
Personal details
Born
Achal Kumar Jyoti

(1953-01-23) 23 January 1953
Punjab, India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
OccupationRetired IAS officer

Achal Kumar Jyoti (born 23 January 1953) is a retired 1975 IAS officer of Gujarat cadre who served as 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India from 6 July 2017 to 23 January 2018.