Arun Goel

Goel served as the Culture Secretary of India from 2018 to 2019. He served as a secretary of Heavy Industry of India from December 2019 to November 2022.^[5][6]

On 19 November 2022, he was appointed as Election Commissioner of India and assumed charge on 21 November 2022.^{[7][8][9][10]} His appointment has been challenged in the Indian Supreme Court due to procedural concerns but was given clearance on 3 August 2023.^[11][12][13] Thereafter, on 9 March 2024 he resigned from the post for personal reasons.^[14][15]

On 9 March 2024, Goel tendered his resignation from the position of Election Commissioner of India, which was accepted by the President.^[16] His resignation came just before the announcement of the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, leaving Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the sole election commissioner. A normally three-member Election Commission already had a vacancy, whereas, his tenure was till 6 December 2027.

He was appointed the Indian Ambassador to Croatia on 3 October 2024.^[1][2] The Indian embassy in Zagreb was vandalized by Sikh separatists in 2026, naming Goel as part of broader Indo-European efforts to deny their movement.^[17]

• Foreign relations of India
• Croatia–India relations