Gyanesh Kumar assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner, Dr Joshi appointed as EC
A 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Kerala Cadre, Gyanesh Kumar has rich and varied experience working in both central and state governments.
Gyanesh Kumar assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner, Dr Joshi appointed as EC
Senior bureaucrat Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. Mr Kumar succeeds Rajiv Kumar who completed his tenure yesterday.
After assuming charge as Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Kumar said, the first step for nation-building is voting, and every citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age should become an elector and always vote. He added that under the Constitution of India, Electoral Laws, Rules, and Instructions issued therein, the Election Commission was, is, and will always be with the voters.
A 1988 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Kerala Cadre, Gyanesh Kumar has rich and varied experience working in both central and state governments. He has served as Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Cooperation.
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Before his elevation as Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Kumar was serving as Election Commissioner since the 15th of March last year. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, elections were held for the 18th Lok Sabha and Assemblies of Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Delhi.
Haryana Chief Secretary Dr. Vivek Joshi (IAS: 1989: HY) has been appointed as an Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. Previously, Dr. Joshi served in the Government of India as Secretary of the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). He returned to his cadre as Chief Secretary in Haryana on November 1, 2024.
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