Agra, Feb. 18 -- A house in Vijay Nagar Colony here came under the spotlight again within a year. It is the house in which the parents of Gyanesh Kumar, the new chief election commissioner, live. While it was locked on Tuesday, a celebrative atmosphere prevailed in the house even in March last year when Kumar was named one of the election commissioners.

While Kumar's father Dr Subodh Gupta, 87, retired as the chief medical superintendent (CMS) from Etah in the Aligarh division, mother, Satyawati Gupta, 80, is popular among the locals for her knowledge on Bhagwad Gita and yoga.

On Tuesday, Vijay Nagar Welfare Society passed a resolution and communicated its wishes on Kumar's elevation as the chief election commissioner.

Rajeev Sharma, a...