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Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner of India since 2025 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gyanesh Kumar (born 27 January 1964) is a 1988-batch[1] retired Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Kerala cadre serving as 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India from 19th February 2025 onwards. He is the first CEC to be appointed under the provisions of the 2023 CEC and Other EC Appointment Act.[2][3] Previously he served as Election Commissioner of India.[4] Before that, he superannuated as Co-operation Secretary of India on 31 January 2024.[5][6]
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Early life and education
Kumar was born on 27 January 1964 in Agra district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh.[7] He completed his BTech in Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur[8] and studied Business Finance at ICFAI, India and Environmental Economics at HIID, Harvard University, US.[9]
Career
Gyanesh Kumar was the Co-operation Secretary and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary at the Centre earlier and also served as the additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[10] During his tenure, the Cooperation Ministry[11] saw enactment of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) (Amendment) Act, 2023,[12] and formation of three new national cooperative bodies – Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL), National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL), and National Cooperative Export Limited (NCEL).[13]
He played a crucial role in the timely launch of the CRCS-Sahara refund portal for submission of claims by genuine depositors of four Multi-State Cooperative Societies of Sahara Group.[14]
Kumar served as Joint Secretary (Defence Production) in the Ministry of Defence from 2007 to 2012, during the UPA government.[15]
On 19 February 2025, Kumar was appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner of India.[16]
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