<p class="title rtejustify">The Election Commission on Thursday appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra as poll-bound Mizoram's new chief electoral officer, replacing S B Shashank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The order came after some civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's ouster over a row on allowing Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps to exercise their franchise from there.</p>.<p><em><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/mizoram-poll-officer-retorts-701702.html" target="_blank">Mizoram poll officer retorts after quit Mizoram diktat</a></strong></em></p>.<div>Election Commission to replace Mizoram CEO<br /><br />Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/election-commission-replace-702425.html</div>.<div>Mizoram poll officer retorts after quit Mizoram diktat<br /><br />Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/mizoram-poll-officer-retorts-701702.html</div>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The Election Commission of India in consultation with the Government of Mizoram hereby nominates Ashish Kundra as the chief electoral officer for the state of Mizoram with immediate effect," a notification issued by the EC said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify"><strong><em>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/election-commission-replace-702425.html" target="_blank">Election Commission to replace Mizoram CEO</a></em></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The EC had earlier asked the Mizoram government for a panel of names to replace Shashank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Mizoram goes to polls on November 28. </p>
<p class="title rtejustify">The Election Commission on Thursday appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra as poll-bound Mizoram's new chief electoral officer, replacing S B Shashank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The order came after some civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's ouster over a row on allowing Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps to exercise their franchise from there.</p>.<p><em><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/mizoram-poll-officer-retorts-701702.html" target="_blank">Mizoram poll officer retorts after quit Mizoram diktat</a></strong></em></p>.<div>Election Commission to replace Mizoram CEO<br /><br />Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/election-commission-replace-702425.html</div>.<div>Mizoram poll officer retorts after quit Mizoram diktat<br /><br />Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/mizoram-poll-officer-retorts-701702.html</div>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"The Election Commission of India in consultation with the Government of Mizoram hereby nominates Ashish Kundra as the chief electoral officer for the state of Mizoram with immediate effect," a notification issued by the EC said.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify"><strong><em>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/election-commission-replace-702425.html" target="_blank">Election Commission to replace Mizoram CEO</a></em></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The EC had earlier asked the Mizoram government for a panel of names to replace Shashank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Mizoram goes to polls on November 28. </p>