Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection

Wednesday, 19 February 2025Newsdesk

Mr Kumar's appointment - the notification was issued late last night - was made amid controversy after Rahul Gandhi and the Congress objected to his nomination.

New Delhi 19 February 2025

As per news report of NDTV,Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state and presidential, over the course of his four-year term. The new CEC is an ex-IAS officer from the Kerala cadre, and earlier served in the Home Ministry, under current Home Minister Amit Shah. Among his key responsibilities were the drafting of a bill that scrapped Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Source - NDTV