Gyanesh Kumar - CEC

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He is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the appointment of the members of the Election Commission (EC).

Succeeds Rajiv Kumar as CEC

Rajiv Kumar, who was the Chief Election Commissioner before Gyanesh Kumar, was supposed to retire on February 18. He will demit the office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years.

Tenure till January 26, 2029

After Rajiv Kumar, Gyanesh Kumar is the senior-most election commissioner. His tenure is till January 26, 2029, days before the EC is expected to announce the next Lok Sabha election schedule.

Took charge on March 15, 2024

Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the Election Commissioner on March, 15 2024.

1988 Kerala Cadre

  • Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988 Batch Kerala Cadre Officer of the Indian Administrative Service.
  • He completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur.
  • Later, he studied Business Finance from ICFAI, India and Environmental Economics from HIID, Harvard University, USA.

Previous positions

  • In the central government, he has "rich experience" of working as
    • Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence;
    • Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs;
    • Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and
    • Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation.
  • He retired as secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation, which comes under Amit Shah, on January 31, 2024. Mint

After Gyanesh Kumar became CEC

  • BJP gone down to 241 from 303

  • Congress rose to 99 from 52

  • Congress won Telangana with full majority

  • INDI alliance won Jharkhand assembly elections

  • INDI alliance won J&K assembly elections

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