Sunil Arora (CEC) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Civil Servant
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Civil Service
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.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 April 1956
Age (as of 2023)	67 Years
Birthplace	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
College/University	Punjab University
Educational Qualification	• BA Honours in English • MA in English
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Khatri
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party [1]The Hindu Businessline
Hobbies	Reading, Writing
Controversy	In 2009, an audio clip conversation between the lobbyist Niira Radia and Sunil Arora was leaked in which Sunil was heard talking about the corruption in Indian judiciary. Former CJI, Y.K. Sabharwal's name was also mentioned by him as one of the corrupt judges of India. [2]outlookindia
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Not Known
Family
Wife/Spouse	Not Known
Parents	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
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹2,50,000

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sunil Arora

• Sunil Arora is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Rajasthan Cadre of India.

• He has two brothers; one is an IAS officer and the other is a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service.

• Before becoming an IAS officer, he worked as an associate professor at DAV College in Jalandhar.

• He has served the Government of India and Government of Rajasthan in different capacities as that of Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Principal Secretary (Investment and Protocol), district magistrate and collector of Nagaur, Jodhpur, Alwar and Dholpur districts and as the Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary, chairperson and managing director of Indian Airlines, etc.

• On 30 April 2016, Sunil got retired from Indian Administrative Services.

• He was appointed the chief executive officer and the director general Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, post his retirement. Hence, he was re-employed into the services.

• On 31 August 2017, Sunil was appointed as one of the two Election Commissioners of India.

• On 26 November 2018, he was appointed the Chief Election Commissioner of India.