Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner of India since 2025)
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Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch retired Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Kerala cadre serving as 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India from 19th February 2025 onwards. He is the first CEC to be appointed under the provisions of the 2023 CEC and Other EC Appointment Act. Previously he served as Election Commissioner of India. Before that, he superannuated as Co-operation Secretary of India on 31 January 2024.
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Election commission launches training for 1 lakh BLOs to ensure error-free electoral rollThe Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar introduced a new initiative to train over 1 lakh booth level officers (BLOs) nationwide to improve voter enrolment processes and rectify electoral rolls...IndiaTimes - Published | |
'First step towards national service is voting,' says CEC Gyanesh KumarChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has urged all eligible citizens of India to register as electors and participate in the electoral process. He emphasised that voting is the first step..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New CEC to chair meet on modern poll managementThe Election Commission, chaired by new chief commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will convene with state CEOs on March 4-5. The conference will address modern election management issues, including IT..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as chief election commissionerGyanesh Kumar, a retired IAS officer, has taken charge as the 26th chief election commissioner of India. He emphasised the importance of voting as the foundational step for nation-building, urging all..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
CEC appointment: Rahul fires 'midnight decision' salvo; BJP questions Cong's past 'pliant picks'Gyanesh Kumar will assume the role of Chief Election Commissioner on a day the Supreme Court reviews a law defining his appointment process. This law, passed by the Parliament and objected to by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Senior EC member Gyanesh Kumar new CEC, Haryana chief secretary Vivek Joshi on panelGyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the new chief election commissioner, succeeding Rajiv Kumar. Haryana chief secretary Vivek Joshi has been named election commissioner. The appointments follow a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Counting of votes to begin from 8 am on June 4; EC issues handbook to poll officialsThe counting of votes for the General Election as well as the State Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start at 6 am on Sunday, it added. Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar..IndiaTimes - Published | |
No stay on appointment of 2 election commissioners, Supreme Court flays speed of selectionThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected pleas for a stay on appointment of Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir S Sandhu and declined to order fresh selections by a panel inclusive of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
