Election Commission of India

PM Modi, Amit Shah & Rahul Gandhi meet to appoint new Chief Election Commissioner: How the appointment process works, why it was changed | Explained News

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met Monday evening (February 17) to appoint former IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. Kumar succeeded Rajiv Kumar, who retired on Tuesday. The 30-minute meeting saw Gandhi give a dissent note, asking the Government to … Read more

Why Gyanesh Kumar’s Appointment As Chief Election Commissioner Has Sparked A Row | Explained

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Last Updated:February 18, 2025, 15:28 IST The Congress called the appointment “hasty midnight move”, stressing that it goes against the spirit of the Constitution, and what has been reiterated by the Supreme Court in many cases The announcement by the Union Law Minister came hours after a meeting to select new CEC was held where … Read more

Modi, Shah ‘midnight decision’ to select new Chief Election Commissioner ‘disrespectful, discourteous’: Rahul Gandhi | India News

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A day after the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that it was “disrespectful and discourteous” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah “to have made a midnight decision to select the new CEC”. He also made public a “dissent note” he … Read more

Senior EC member Gyanesh Kumar new CEC, Haryana chief secretary Vivek Joshi on panel | India News

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NEW DELHI: The govt on Monday named Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners, as the next chief election commissioner, and Haryana chief secretary Vivek Joshi as election commissioner after a meeting of the PM-led selection committee in which leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi submitted a dissent note. The govt earlier did not … Read more

Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: 8.10 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am

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Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: People show their inked fingers after voting Delhi Election 2025 LIVE: Voting for the Delhi assembly elections has commenced today as of 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm across 19 centres in the national capital, as the AAP, Congress and BJP engage in an intense triangular contest. PM Modi … Read more

Delhi polls: Kejriwal claims shoes, jackets, spectacles distributed in Kidwai Nagar, moves EC | Latest News India

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Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal met the Election Commission on Monday and alleged that some politicians had been distributing goods in the national capital’s Kidwai Nagar. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and leader Awadh Ojha leave the Election Commission office.(PTI) Arvind Kejriwal, who has alleged manipulation in … Read more