Two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions and orders issued in the name of the Election Commission without, they said, their knowledge or approval

The decisions appeared to subtly admit the objections and concerns flagged by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi in internal notes.

The Opposition parties have called for the Supreme Court’s intervention after an investigative report by The Indian Express highlighted that the two Election Commissioners had formally objected at least 14 times over 10 months to decisions

Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected at least 14 times in 10 months to key decisions made without their

At least 14 times over 10 months – including four times in a single day – two of India's three election commissioners “formally objected, on

Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to the Cabinet Secretary, complaining that they were being kept in the dark over at least 14 decisions taken by the

By Shishir Gupta Prefer HTPrefer HTPrefer HTon Google Share Share via Copy link A letter sent to the cabinet secretary by the two election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, was regarding the functioning of a senior d

# EC says poll commissioners' letters to Cabinet Secretary not over policy matter, but 'related to...'. ## The Election Commission, which held a key meet amid row over alleged dissent within the poll body, clarified what the letter was abou

EC Sandhu & Joshi wrote to Cabinet Secy TV Somanathan. Letter concerned a senior deputy election commissioner's work. EC clarified letter not

Full panel says letter to Cabinet Secretary was administrative; eases hearing rules for unmapped electors and extends deadlines in Delhi and Maharashtra.

The most telling part of the Election Commission press note concerns the letters Sandhu and Joshi wrote separately to the Cabinet Secretary in July. The Commission says those letters had nothing to do with policy and were about the working

The Commission also clarified that the letter sent to the Cabinet Secretary was related to the working of an officer on deputation to the ECI and not related to any policy matter of the poll body.

Gyanesh Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under the new law on the appointment of the members of the Election Commission.

Gyanesh Kumar Gupta, a 1988-batch IAs officer of the Kerala cadre, was appointed as the 26th chief election commissioner of India on February 19, 2025, the first CEC to be chosen after the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed the selection process with the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.

Gyanesh Kumar (born 27 January 1964) is the current chief election commissioner of India, and the first to be appointed under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of O

Gyanesh Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under the 2023 law.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar finds himself at the centre of a raging political storm and perhaps the biggest controversy so far to envelop the Election Commission of India (ECI). It follows revelations that the two Electi

Read Daily Current Affairs on Our App. Home   »   New Chief Election Commissioner. # Gyanesh Kumar Appointed as India’s New Chief Election Commissioner. On February 17, 2025, the Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, was officially

Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner on Monday (February 17, 2025), the Law Ministry said. He is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the appointment of the members of the Ele

This is the first appointment of the CEC under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023.

Gyanesh Kumar's appointment as the CEC had itself drawn criticism, as he was the first chosen under a 2023 law replacing the CJI with a Union minister on the three-member selection panel.

His appointment marks the first under the new law governing the selection of election commissioners, which replaced the Chief Justice with the Home Minister on the selection panel.

Shri Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 19th February 2025.

During his tenure in the MHA from 2018 to 2021, he played a critical role in drafting the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, which led

In 2019, after Amit Shah became Home Minister, Kumar was involved in drafting the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill. The legislation divided the erstwhile state into two Union Territories and abrogated Article 370. Kumar was subsequent

Kumar was involved in the drafting of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which revoked the special autonomous status granted to Jammu and Kashmir "Jammu and Kashmir (state)") in 1947. In January 2020, Kumar was assigned to the Minist

Gyanesh Kumar was also given the responsibility to formulate the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill by the Narendra Modi government. The

He was also given the responsibility to formulate the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill by the Narendra Modi government.

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, passed by Parliament divides the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new Union Territories (UTs): Jammu & Kashmir,

On August 9, Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. This Act bifurcated the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories—J&K and Ladakh. Petitions were filed challenging the constitutionality of the dilu

Kumar was involved in the drafting of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which revoked the special autonomous status granted to Jammu and Kashmir "Jammu and Kashmir (state)") in 1947. In January 2020, Kumar was assigned to the Minist

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJBTK) is a trust set up for the construction and management of Ram Mandir, a Hindu temple complex in Ayodhya by the Government of India in February 2020. The trust is composed of 15 trustees. [...]

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the autonomous body overseeing Ram Mandir, constituted by the Government of India six and a half years ago in

When Gyanesh Kumar took charge as India's 26th chief election commissioner (CEC) in February 2025, his work on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and setting up the Ram temple trust featured prominently in accounts of his car

During his five-year tenure in the Home Ministry, he was involved in the setting up of the 'Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust', which was

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust began the first phase of construction of the Ram Temple in March 2020.

Before joining the poll panel, Kumar held several positions in the Kerala government and later served in senior positions at the Centre. During his tenure in the Union Home Ministry, he worked on matters related to the government's dec

Among other significant postings, Kumar was posted as Joint Secretary Kashmir Division in Amit Shah-led Home Ministry when Article 370 was abrogated in August 2019 In 2020, Kumar, posted as additional secretary, headed a dedicated desk in

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, set up by the Government of India, is responsible for the construction and management of the temple. The main temple is built over 2.7 acres (1.1 hectares), and the temple complex is spread ove

After superannuation on 31st January 2024, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner in Election Commission of India on 15th of March, 2024.

After superannuation on 31st January 2024, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner in Election Commission of India on 15th March, 2024 and oversaw the largest elections of the world i.e. Lok Sabha Election 2024.

Kumar is a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre. He retired as secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation in January 2024 and joined the Election Commission in March that year, shortly before the Lok Sabh

Starting his career as a Sub Collector in Kerala Pathanamthitta in 1988 and retired from the union government as Co-operation Secretary in January 2024, he is considered as Home Minister Amit Shah's pick.

Gyanesh Kumar is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1988 batch from the Kerala cadre.

Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre.

Gyanesh Kumar is a retired 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and currently serves as the 26th CEC of India.

A retired 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, Kumar has

He is a 1988 Batch Kerala Cadre Officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Gyanesh Kumar, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, has had a distinguished career spanning more than three decades.

He is a 1988 Batch Kerala Cadre Officer of the lndian Administrative Service.