Nasim Zaidi takes charge as new CEC of India

Nasim Zaidi has taken over as the Chief Election Commissioner of India on Sunday 19th april 2015.

Nasim Zaidi said that Election Commission will come out with a long term plan for further streamlining the election process. He succeeded HS Brahma, who retired as the Chief Election Commissioner on Saturday. Zaidi will be the sole member of the three-member Election Commission, which has two vacant posts of Election Commissioners.  Zaidi will have a tenure up to July, 2017. He is a 1976 batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre.