New Delhi, Apr 21 : Election Commissioner Navin Chawla took over as the Chief Election Commissioner today, succeeding N. Gopalaswami who retired on Monday after serving in the Commission for five years.

Power Secretary V S Sampath also took charge as the Election Commissioner following the elevation of Chawla. Dr. S Y Qureshi already holds the post of Election Commissioner.

Chawla, who was appointed Election Commissioner on May the 16, 2005, will hold charge till July 29, 2010.

New Delhi, Apr 21 : Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will take over as the Chief Election Commissioner today as N. Gopalaswami demits office .

Power Secretary V S Sampath will take over as Election Commissioner following the elevation of Chawla.

Chawla, who was appointed Election Commissioner on May the 16, 2005, will hold charge till July 29, 2010.

Chawla, who will be taking over in the midst of the five-phased Lok Sabha elections, will oversee four phases of the polls.

New Delhi, Apr 20: Election Commissioner Navin Chawla took over as the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday.

Navin Chawla, who succeeded N. Gopalaswami, will hold charge till July 29, 2010. He took over in the presence of Gopalaswami and the third Election Commissioner, S. Y. Quraishi.

On the occasion, Gopalaswami wished the best of tenure to Chawla.

“Today, I take leave from all of you. I wish Mr. Chawla the best of tenure and a successful completion of the election,” Gopalaswami told mediapersons here.

New Delhi, Apr 20 : Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner today.

Chawla, who will succeed incumbent N Gopalaswami, will hold charge till July 29, 2010.

Chawla, who is taking charge in the midst of the five-phased Lok Sabha elections, will oversee four phases of the polls.

Kolkata, Mar 19 : Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will review the poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls here today.

The team, who arrived here last evening, will also interact with senior officials in the state.

On Friday, the Commission will conduct similar exercise in Orissa.

The team will arrive in the capital on Saturday.

New Delhi, Jan 31: Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami has demanded the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla over charges of "partisanship". He has sent his recommendation to the President, who has forwarded it to the Prime Minister.

The move is being seen in government and media circles as having serious institutional and political ramifications, even as the country is getting ready for general elections to be held in April-May this year.