Gyanesh Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner @CEC @gyaneshkumar@news

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Gyanesh Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on February 19



Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met Monday evening (February 17) to appoint former IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. 


Centre replaced CJI with a Union Minister on the selection panel when the law was passed, giving a dominant role to the Union government

Senior Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would take over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) on February 19.



Mr. Kumar, a 1988 batch Kerala cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Services, retired as secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation on January 31, 2024.


 He was also Parliamentary Affairs Secretary.


He took over as an Election Commissioner in March 2024 and his term as CEC will end in January 2029.


Mr. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under the provisions of the new law the “Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023”.




During his tenure, Mr. Kumar will oversee the crucial Bihar Assembly polls later this year. In 2026, he will oversee Assembly polls in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. He would also be responsible for conducting the elections for President and Vice-President in 2027.


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