New Delhi (14.02.2025): A day before incumbent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar (Retd IAS: 1984: JH) relinquishes office, the Centre has convened the meeting for the selection of the next CEC i.e. on February 17, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghan and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are the members of the Selection Committee. Gyanesh Kumar (Retd IAS: 1988: KL) and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (Retd IAS: 1988: UK) are the other two ECs.

The Centre had appointed Rajiv Kumar (Retd IAS:1984: JH) as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in May 2022 vice Sushil Chandra (Retd IRS IT:1980) who demitted the office of the Chief Election Commissioner on May 14, 2022.