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Gyanesh Kumar is an Indian bureaucrat who serves as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He took charge of the position on 19 February 2025. He is a retired 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala cadre.
Opposition parties demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following reports of internal ECI disputes regarding electoral roll changes and database centralisation, with commissioners objecting fourteen times.
Former Kerala CEO Teeka Ram Meena accuses Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of unilateral decisions and rule violations, questioning the legality of Form 6 changes without presidential approval.
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