Previous officials Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been named as the new political race magistrates by a board led by Head of the state Narendra Modi, council part and Congress pioneer Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Thursday.

Tending to journalists at his home not long after the gathering finished, Chowdhury said six names came up before the board for the determination of the two ECs and the names of Sandhu and Kumar were concluded by a larger part of individuals from the powerful board.

He, in any case, said the Main Equity of India ought to have been essential for the choice board and there was no clearness on how six names were shortlisted from more than 200 competitors that are said to have preceded the pursuit panel headed by the Law Clergyman.

The six names shortlisted were that of Utpal Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, Gyanesh Kumar, Indevar Pandey, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Sudhir Kumar Gangadhar Rahate, every previous civil servant.

"Of the six names, the names of Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were settled for arrangement as political decision magistrates," he said.

During his residency in the Home service, Gyanesh Kumar regulated the revocation of Article 370.

The opening had come up after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14 and the unexpected acquiescence of Arun Goel.