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Gyanesh Kumar picked as CEC, Vivek Joshi is EC

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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February 18, 2025

THE selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday picked Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner.

- PREETHA NAIR @New Delhi

A 1988-batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre, Gyanesh Kumar will replace Rajiv Kumar, who demits office on Tuesday.

Haryana Cadre IAS officer Vivek Joshi has been appointed Election Commissioner.

The announcement came shortly after a meeting of the selection committee also comprising Union home minister Amit Shah and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

During the meeting, Rahul asked the government to defer the decision on the new CEC till February 19 when the Supreme Court will take up a petition challenging the constitution of the selection committee.

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