Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer S Chockalingam as the new chief electoral officer (CEO) of Maharashtra.

The ECI announced the appointment in a post on social media platform X. The 1996-batch IAS officer will replace incumbent CEO Shrikant M Deshpande. The poll panel asked Chockalingam to report to the ECI office once he takes charge from Deshpande.