India, Feb. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday appointed senior IAS officer Ashok Kumar as the new chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi.

Kumar, 45, is a 2006-batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre and succeeds R Alice Vaz who was transferred out of the national capital last month and had been asked to continue as Delhi CEO until a successor was appointed.

The notification issued on Monday said Kumar should take charge immediately and directed the Delhi government to send a compliance report within a week.

The ECI said Kumar should relinquish all other responsibilities under the Delhi government and will not be allowed to hold any additional charge, except to be nam...