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The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.
Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national, the state legislatures, President and Vice-President. This power of the Election Commission of India is derived from the Article 324 of the Constitution of India. [4]
Sh. Rajiv Kumar, Election Commissioner in ECI since 1st September 2020, took charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner on 15th May 2022. Prior to assuming charge in the Election Commission, Sh.
Chief Election Commissioner. E-Mail: cec [at]eci [dot]gov [dot]in. Office No. : 23052132, 23052134. Office Fax : 23052249. P.S.O. : Mr. Sanjay Adlakha (302) P.P.S. : Mr. Chandramouli (301) P.S. : Mr. Mahesh (303)
May 15, 2022 · Shri Rajiv Kumar today assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi in pursuance of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India’s Gazette Notification dated May 12, 2022.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will get a new chief on Tuesday as Sushil Chandra will take over as the new chief election commissioner (CEC) from Sunil Arora, who demitted office on...
May 15, 2022 · Kumar’s chief election commissioner tenure begins right after the delimitation commission finalised its order for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, recommending seven additional constituencies — six for Jammu and one for Kashmir — and taking the total number of seats in the UT to 90.
Chief Election Commissioner of India – Rajiv Kumar is the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He assumed the CEC office on 15th May 2022 and succeeded the 24th CEC Shri Sushil Chandra. Chief Election Commissioner heads the election commission of India.
Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar, 62, has been named as the new chief election commissioner (CEC), law minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Thursday. He will replace Sushil Chandra, who...
Mar 2, 2023 · A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on March 2, 2023 unanimously ruled that a high-power committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India must pick the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
