Krishna Murthy appointed new CEC
New Delhi: The Indian government has appointed T S Krishna Murthy as the next chief election commissioner (CEC), who will oversee the coming Lok Sabha elections. Taruvai Subbayya Krishna Murthy, 63, the first Indian Revenue Service (IRS) to become an election commissioner, will take over from J M Lyngdoh, whose term ends on February 7.

He was appointed EC in January 2000 and will remain CEC till May 2005 when he will be 65 years beyond which a person cannot continue in that post. Reacting to his appointment, Murthy, who was in Chennai, said he was happy and had never anything to worry about the appointment. About the dates for the Lok Sabha polls, he said he could not hazard any guess now as the commission is a collective body and decisions have to be taken in consultation with other members.
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