Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India’s Next Chief Election Commissioner

Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India’s Next Chief Election Commissioner

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: February 19 2025

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In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner, who is an IAS officer of the 1988 batch from the Kerala cadre; this is the first appointment under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.

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