Gyanesh Kumar
Gyanesh Kumar IAS (Retd.) | |
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| 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Kumar |
| Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 14 March 2024 – 18 February 2025 | |
| Chief Election Commissioner | Rajiv Kumar |
| Preceded by | Anup Chandra Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Vivek Joshi |
| Cooperation Secretary of India | |
| In office 3 May 2022 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Devendra Kumar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Kumar Bhutani |
| Parliamentary Affairs Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 May 2021 – 2 May 2022 | |
| Minister | Prahlad Joshi |
| Preceded by | R. S. Shukla |
| Succeeded by | Gudey Srinivas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1964 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | IIT Kanpur (BTech) |
| Occupation | Retired IAS Officer |
Gyanesh Kumar (born 27 January 1964) is a 1988-batch 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. Previously he served as Election Commissioner of India. Before that, he superannuated as Co-operation Secretary of India on 31 January 2024.