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Sushil Chandra (CEC) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth15 May 1957

Age64 (as of 2021)

ProfessionCivil Servant

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseName not known

FamilyBrother-in-law: Arvind Goel (mentioned in media reporting)

Sushil Chandra (CEC) Biography

Sushil Chandra is an Indian civil servant from the 1980 batch of the Indian Revenue Service who served as Election Commissioner and was appointed Chief El

Early life and background

Sushil Chandra was born on 15 May 1957. He completed a Bachelor of Technology from Roorkee University and later earned an LLB from D.A.V. College, Dehradun. His training credentials include programs at the International Monetary Fund and the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru.

Career

Chandra joined the Indian Revenue Service in the 1980 batch and spent 38 years in the revenue administration. During his tenure in the tax department, he rose to become chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, the body responsible for implementing direct tax policy and administration in India.

As CBDT chairman, he was associated with initiatives aimed at improving tax compliance and transparency. In 2017 the department launched an operation to address undisclosed income and curb black money. Chandra also led efforts to strengthen cross‑border tax cooperation, signing agreements to enable automatic exchange of information with partner jurisdictions.

On 15 February 2019 he joined the Election Commission of India as an Election Commissioner. As part of the three‑member commission, he took part in overseeing the 2019 Lok Sabha elections alongside the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioner, and he had responsibility for administration of polls in states such as Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand during that year. In 2020, while the country responded to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the commission conducted state elections in Bihar.

Following the convention of appointing the senior Election Commissioner as the head of the commission, Chandra was elevated to Chief Election Commissioner on 12 April 2021. His term as Chief Election Commissioner was scheduled to conclude on 14 May 2022. During his tenure he supervised preparations for assembly elections in several states, including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur.

Public profile

Chandra is married; his wife’s name is not publicly listed in the available material. Basic physical details indicate a height of about 171 cm (5 feet 6 inches) with black hair and black eyes. His nationality is Indian and his zodiac sign is Taurus.

The public record also includes a report concerning a family member: in 2019 the name of a brother‑in‑law, Arvind Goel, appeared in media coverage relating to land transactions in Uttar Pradesh. That reporting described investigations into a series of land deals that took place over several years. The media item cited in the available material is from The Economic Times.

Latest updates

Chandra’s appointment as Chief Election Commissioner in April 2021 and the scheduled end of his term in May 2022 were the most recent role changes noted in the available information. His time at the Election Commission followed a long career in the Indian Revenue Service and leadership of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, where he handled initiatives on tax enforcement and international tax cooperation.

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Recent Work

Chief Election Commissioner of India

Appointed Chief Election Commissioner on 12 April 2021; oversaw preparations for multiple state assembly elections and served on the Election Commission since February 2019.

2021
Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Led the department responsible for direct tax administration; associated with Operation Clean Money and agreements for automatic exchange of tax information.

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Joined Indian Revenue Service, 1980 batch
  2. Served 38 years in the Indian Revenue Service
  3. Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
  4. Appointed Election Commissioner on 15 February 2019
  5. Appointed Chief Election Commissioner on 12 April 2021
  6. Oversaw administration of 2019 Lok Sabha elections and multiple state polls
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