ECI to organise 2-day conference of CEOs
This is the first such conference to be held since Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Kumar took over as the 26th CEC on February 19.
This is the first such conference to be held since Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Kumar took over as the 26th CEC on February 19.
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.
Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday took charge and in his message to the voters said that the first step for nation building was voting.
His statement came a day after the appointment of Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as new CEC with effect from February 19 hours after a crucial meeting of the three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha shared his dissent note criticising the Modi Government for removing the chief justice of India (CJI) from the selection panel.
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner with effect from February 19, a day before Rajiv Kumar demits office as the CEC.
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was to retire this month. Senior IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar worked as a secretary at the ministry of cooperation.