Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026

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Opinion: EC must rebuild trust with evidence, not denials

The Election Commission of India must learn from TN Seshan’s credibility reforms to prove transparency
Gyanesh Kumar takes over as 26th Chief Election Commissioner, Vivek Joshi as EC

Gyanesh Kumar replaced Rajiv Kumar. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is the other election commissioner.
Gyanesh Kumar appointed Chief Election Commissioner

His term will run till January 26, 2029, days before the EC is expected to announce the schedule of the next Lok Sabha election
Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners

Earlier, a notification for the appointment of the two Election Commissioners was issued by the Central government on Thursday evening.