Election Commissioner: Former bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been elected as the new Election Commissioners. Prime Minister Narendra Modi The names of both of them were approved in the meeting chaired by.
Actually, after the retirement of Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey and resignation of Arun Goyal last week, two seats had become vacant. Lok Sabha Elections Before the announcement, only one Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, was left. In such a situation, a meeting of the panel chaired by PM Modi was called.
Adhir Ranjan had already announced the names
Earlier, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, who was included in the panel, had told after the meeting itself that Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been elected as the new Election Commissioners. He had told, 6 names had come before the panel for two posts. These names included Utpal Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, Gyanesh Kumar, Indivar Pandey, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Sudhir Kumar Gangadhar Rahate. However, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said, it is not clear how these 6 were selected among 200 candidates?
Who are Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar?
Sukhbir Singh, born in 1963, is a retired IAS officer of 1988 batch. He is an officer of Uttarakhand cadre. Sukhbir Singh was the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. Apart from this, he has held important positions like Additional Secretary of Higher Education Department, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
– Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has done MBBS from Government Medical College, Amritsar. He has done Masters in History from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. According to media reports, Sandhu also has a law degree.
– Gyanesh Kumar is a 1988-batch IAS officer. He retired on 31 January 2024. Gyanesh Kumar is an officer of Kerala cadre. to Gyanesh Kumar Amit Shah Is considered close to. He has worked as Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Apart from this, he has also been the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Cooperation.
According to the report of Times of India, Gyanesh Kumar played an important role in the formation of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Trust while in the Home Ministry. When Article 370 was removed, he was in-charge of the Jammu and Kashmir desk in the Home Ministry.