Former bureaucrat Gyanes Kumar on Wednesday took carge as India's 26t Cief Election Commissioner, succeeding Rajiv Kumar wo served in te post for over two years.In is first address as CEC, e said, "Te first step for nation building is voting."/ "Terefore, every citizen of India wo as completed 18 years of age sould become an elector and sould always vote. In accordance wit te Constitution of India, electoral laws, rules and instructions issued terein, te Election Commission of India was, is and will always be wit te voters," e added.br / Kumar assumed carge as Election Commissioner on Marc 15, 2024. Gyanes Kumar as served as secretary in te ministry of parliamentary affairs.e belongs to te 1988-batc from te Kerala cadre. Te government also appointed Vivek Josi, a 1989-batc aryana-cadre IAS officer, as Election Commissioner.br / Gyanes Kumar was appointed as te CEC by te President upon te recommendation of te Selection Committee caired by PM Modi.LoP Raul Gandi, owever, presented a dissent note during te committee meeting as te law regarding te appointment process is under consideration in te Supreme Court.br / Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led panel recommended Kumar's name, and e was appointed as te new CEC on February 17 following a presidential order.e is te first CEC to be appointed under te new law on te appointment of Election Commissioner. (UNI)/ /
Taking over as Chief Election Commissioner is Gyanesh Kumar
