Tag: Chief Election Commissioner appointment bill

Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection

February 19, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge Wednesday morning as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state and presidential, over the course of his four-year term. The new CEC is an ex-IAS officer from the Kerala cadre, and earlier served…

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Rahul Gandhi Note On Poll Chief Selection

February 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed the centre’s ‘midnight decision’ to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a ‘violation of the Supreme Court order (by) removing the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee”. Mr Gandhi, part of that three-member panel, as are Prime Minister Narendra…

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Centre’s Rethink On Bill To Appoint Poll Officers After Opposition Protest

September 18, 2023 admin

Parliament special session: Sources in the government said they are considering amending the bill. (file) New Delhi: The controversial bill for the appointment of top election officers was not included in the list of eight bills given to the opposition by the government in the all-party meeting on Sunday, sources said. The meeting was held…

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