Gyanesh Kumar appointed as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)of India on Feb 19th He was appointed after the retirement of Rajiv Kumar on the 18th of Feb. Born in UP , Gyanesh Kumar is a former IITian, studied in business finance in ICFAI and at Harvard university, served as Cooperation secretary of India and also help the position of Parliamentary Affairs secretary .He was appointed as an Election Commissioner in 2024. This is the first time in history of India that a CEC is appointed following the process outlined bya process outlined in Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 #GyaneshKumar #ChiefElectionCommissioner #CEC #ElectionCommission #IndiaNews #BreakingNews #ElectionUpdates #Democracy #GovernmentAppointments