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The Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections.An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a three member selection committee headed by the Prime Minister of India and senior most election commissioner is appointed as chief election commissioner.
On,14 March 2024 he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India. [1] [2] [3] Previously, he served as Secretary to the Lokpal from 1 February 2024 till 13 March 2024. Before, this he served as the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand.
Gyanesh Kumar (born 27 January 1964) is a 1988-batch [1] retired Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Kerala cadre superannuated as Co-operation Secretary of India on 31 January 2024. On 14 March 2024, he was appointed as Election Commissioner of India. [2] [3]
On 25 January 2024, the Election Commission of India celebrated its 75th year of service to the Nation. To mark this momentous occasion, and in light of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections – a commemorative postage stamp themed "Inclusive Elections" was released.
Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief Election Commissioner: Rajiv Kumar: 15 May 2022 [5] Comptroller and Auditor General: K.Sanjay Murthy 21 November 2024 Chairperson of Union Public Service Commission: Preeti Sudan: 1 August 2024 Attorney General: R ...
2024 Lok Sabha Election Schedule. The election schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024 and with it the Model Code of Conduct came into effect. [45] [46] [47] The tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha was scheduled to end on 16 June 2024. [48]
Since 1950, the Election Commission of India was a single member body with only the Chief Election Commissioner.As per The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989, the Commission was made a multi-member body with two additional election commissioners who were appointed to the commission for the first time on 16 October 1989.
The 2024 elections in India includes the general election and elections to the Rajya Sabha, to state legislative assemblies, to Panchayats and urban local bodies. General election [ edit ]