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New Delhi: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa , a former finance secretary, is taking over as Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.

Lavasa assumed charge as Election Commissioner of India on 23 January, 2018. He is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Haryana cadre (Batch 1980). Prior to his appointment as Election Commissioner of India, Lavasa retired on superannuation as Union Finance Secretary Earlier, he was, Union Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change and also Ministry of Civil Aviation.