Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer from the Kerala cadre. He is senior to the two other commissioners on the three-member panel. Rajiv Kumar joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020, and assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India on May 15, 2022. His tenure spanning 4.5 years in the Commission was characterised by silent yet deep-rooted reforms across various domains spanning structural, technological, capacity development, communication, international cooperation and administration. The other commissioner on the panel is Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, an officer from Uttarakhand cadre and Vivek Joshi. The two commissioners were appointed to fill vacancies created following the resignation of Arun Goel and the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey. This is the first appointment of the Chief Election. Commissioner under the Chief. Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 which came into force in December 2023. Gyanesh. Kumar was appointed as Election Commissioners under this provision in March 2024.
Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer from the Kerala ca….
