Kumar will be retiring as CEC on Tuesday. Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Opposition, took part in the meeting and urged the government to delay the appointment until the Supreme Court comes to ...

Gyanesh Kumar's name was proposed by a committee headed by PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. President Droupadi Murmu on Monday ...

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Gyanesh Kumar, a Kerala cadre IAS officer from the ... The selection, however, was not a smooth affair as Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, a member of the selection panel, objected to ...

The selection committee for appointing Kumar's successor, consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha ...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has strongly criticised the Centre for appointing Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in a late-night ...

Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding Rajiv Kumar. The decision was made by a panel including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent ministers.

Gyanesh Kumar - named as an Election Commissioner in ... The opposition Congress - represented on the selection panel by Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha - objected ...

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Prior to being appointed as the new CEC, Kumar has held several other important positions/ranks in the government. (Image: X) Gyanesh Kumar officially assumed charge as India’s new Chief ...

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 ...

Gyanesh Kumar, a retired IAS officer, has taken charge as the 26th chief election commissioner of India. He emphasised the importance of voting as the foundational step for nation-building ...