Prime Minister -led Committee to meet on February 17 for CEC exam before Rajiv Kumar’s retirement

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi will convene at his official residence on Monday to elect the next Chief Election Commissioner before the current CEC retires Rajiv Kumar According to circles cited by the PTI on Friday, February 18.
The group includes the Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi And the Home Minister What shah.
The panel will evaluate the candidates listed by a search committee and recommend a name for the president, and then he will appoint.
In the present, Giananesh Kumar As the Senior-Muttian Election Commissioner, until January 26, 2029, working with fellow commissioner Sukhbir Singh The alley.
Previously, the senior-most EC automatically become CEC. However, a new law was enacted last year. A search committee is required to list five secretary -level officers to consider by the headed committee.
“The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act, 2023” is the first time in the CEC exam, although Kayanishkumar and Chandoo were previously used to appoint Chandra Pandey’s retirement and Arun Goyal’s resignation.
The selection committee has the power to recommend candidates beyond the short list of the search committee. Based on the recommendations of the Prime Minister -led committee, the President appoints the CEC and the ECS, including the Lok Sabha Opposition Leader and the Cabinet Minister of the Lok Sabha.
CEC and EC appoints the law that the current or former secretary -level government officials should be.