Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday and said the Election Commission of India was, is and will always be with the voters.
Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday and said the Election Commission of India was, is and will always be with the voters.
Congress MP KC Venugopal strongly criticized the appointment of the new Central Election Commissioner and said that the decision went against the spirit of the Constitution.
Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020 and assumed charge as the 25th CEC of India on May 15, 2022.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday lifted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with immediate effect following the results of the Delhi legislative assembly polls and also the bye-elections in Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah defeated Siodia by a margin of 675 votes.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 32 Assembly seats, while the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 14 constituencies, as the counting of votes for Delhi Assembly elections is underway.
The counting of votes for the crucial Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 began at 8 am on Saturday, setting the stage for a keenly watched tri-angular contest among the BJP, AAP, and the Congress.
The Index exhibited a further downward momentum in January, dipping to 4 per cent on a YoY basis, moderating from 5.4 per cent in December.
An estimated 57.70 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Delhi Assembly polls till 5 pm, with the highest registered at Mustafabad constituency at 66.68 per cent.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said there were “repeated deliberate pressure tactics to malign” it in the ongoing Delhi Assembly polls, in an apparent reference to the remarks made by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against it. The Comm'ission said it will not be swayed by ‘such insinuations.’
