{"id":241016,"date":"2025-02-17T20:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/gyanesh-kumar-appointed-as-indias-chief-election-commissioner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T20:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:41:09","slug":"gyanesh-kumar-appointed-as-indias-chief-election-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/gyanesh-kumar-appointed-as-indias-chief-election-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India&#8217;s Chief Election Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118337176,imgsize-1133174.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India&#8217;s Chief Election Commissioner\" title=\"Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India&#8217;s Chief Election Commissioner\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"20\">The selection committee headed by Prime Minister <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/narendra-modi\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> on Monday appointed <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gyanesh-kumar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gyanesh Kumar<\/a> as the next <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chief-election-commissioner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Election Commissioner<\/a> (<a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/cec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEC<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->The committee, comprising Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, had earlier recommended the name of the new CEC to President Droupadi Murmu.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Vivek Joshi, IAS of the 1989 batch, was also appointed as Election Commissioner, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes as the incumbent CEC, Rajiv Kumar, is set to retire on February 18, 2025, upon attaining the age of 65 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/who-is-gyanesh-kumar-indias-new-chief-election-commissioner\/articleshow\/118337119.cms\" data-type=\"tilCustomLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is Gyanesh Kumar, India\u2019s new Chief Election Commissioner?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>Gyanesh Kumar, the current senior-most election commissioner, remains in office with a tenure extending until January 26, 2029 and has become the 26th CEC of India.This appointment marks the first major implementation of the new law governing the selection of the CEC and Election Commissioners (ECs), which was enacted last year. Under this law, a search committee shortlists five senior bureaucrats for consideration by the prime minister-led selection panel, departing from the previous practice of automatically elevating the senior-most election commissioner to the role of CEC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/who-is-vivek-joshi-indias-new-election-commissioner\/articleshow\/118337550.cms\" data-type=\"tilCustomLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is Vivek Joshi, India\u2019s new election commissioner?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Congress has raised objections to the selection process, citing the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from the panel. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi urged the government to postpone the appointment until the Supreme Court hears a pending petition on February 19 regarding the constitutionality of the new selection process.<\/p>\n<p>With Rajiv Kumar\u2019s retirement, an additional election commissioner may also be appointed to fill the ensuing vacancy.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/gyanesh-kumar-appointed-as-indias-chief-election-commissioner-amid-congs-postponement-appeal\/articleshow\/118337176.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The committee, comprising Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, had earlier recommended the name of the new CEC to President Droupadi Murmu. 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