Sunil Arora Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	13/04/1956
Age	68 years
Birthplace	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Weight	75 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Grey

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Punjab University
Educational Qualification	BA Honours in English MA in English

Personal Life

Hometown	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Khatri
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party
Hobbies	Reading, Writing

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Not Known

Family

Father

Name Not Known (Accounts Officer of the Indian Railways)

Mother

Name Not Known (worked at DAV College, Hoshiarpur)

Siblings

Brother(s)	2
Sister	None

Spouse

Not Known

Career

Service	Indian Administrative Service
Batch	1980
Cadre	Rajasthan
Major Designation(s)	1993-1998: Served as the Secretary of the then, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 1999-2002: Served as the Joint Secretary of M/o Civil Aviation 2005-2008: Served as the Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje 2009: Became the Chairman and MD of RIICO 2014-2015: Served as the Secretary of Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs & Sports 2015-2016: Worked as the Secretary of Minister of Information & Broadcasting 2017: Became the Election Commissioner of India 2018: Appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner of India

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sunil Arora is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Rajasthan Cadre in India.
He has two brothers: one is an IAS officer and the other is a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service.
Prior to his IAS career, he was an associate professor at DAV College in Jalandhar.
He has served in various roles for the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan.
Sunil Arora retired from the Indian Administrative Services on 30 April 2016.
After retirement, he became the CEO and Director General of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
On 31 August 2017, he was appointed as an Election Commissioner of India.
Later, on 26 November 2018, he became the Chief Election Commissioner of India.