[New Delhi]19th Chief Election Commissioner H Bramha IAS Announces 25th January,as National Voters’ Day
Shri Harishankar Bramha takes over as new CEC
Shri Harishankar Bramha has assumed charge as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) succeeding Shri V.S. Sampath. Shri V.S. Sampath laid off his office yesterday after completing his tenure.
Prior to this, Shri Bramha has served as Election Commissioner since 25th August, 2010. Belonging to the 1975 batch (AP Cadre) of Indian Administrative Service, Shri Bramha served as Secretary in Ministry of Power before joining the Election Commission. Born on 19th April, 1950, he completed his Post Graduation in Political Science from Guwahati University (Assam) and graduated from St. Edmund’s College, Shillong.
Elucidating his priorities after taking over as new CEC, Shri Bramha said that it will be his personal endeavor to use the latest technologies to improve the quality of election management, wherein he announced that on 25th January, which is celebrated as National Voters’ Day, the ECI will launch nationwide Electronic Roll Management System (ERMS), which will provide country wide voters list and enable voters to see their details.
Shri Bramha also stated that the Commission will prepare the ground work for extending the voting rights to the NRI voters following the directions of the Supreme Court.
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Shri H.S. Bramha taking charge as the Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC), in New Delhi on January 16, 2015.