Srinagar, July 20: B R Sharma, the former chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, took the oath as the State Election Commissioner of the Union Territory on Thursday. The oath of office was administered by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar.
B R Sharma’s appointment as the State Election Commissioner was announced last week, succeeding K K Sharma, whose term ended on February 1. As the SEC, B R Sharma will hold the position until the age of 65.
Hailing from Kathua district in the Jammu region, B R Sharma is a 1984-batch IAS officer. He previously served as the chief secretary of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 to 2017. His distinguished career also includes roles as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir.
