MUMBAI: The post was lying vacant since UPS Madan retired last year. With local body polls likely to be held within the next few months, Waghmare will have a tough job at hand, said officials.
Waghmare, a 1994 batch IAS officer, was due to retire in June this year. He will now resign from his current post and join as state election commissioner for five years, as per the appointment order.
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