India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Election Commission of India today bid farewell to Shri Rajiv Kumar who will be demitting the office of Chief Election Commissioner on 18.02.2025.
Shri Rajiv Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1st, 2020 and assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India on May 15, 2022. His tenure spanning 4.5 years in the Commission was characterized by silent yet deep-rooted reforms across various domains spanning structural, technological, capacity development, communication, international cooperation and administration. Shri Kumar during his tenure has completed one full electoral cycle with conduct of elections in 31 States/UTs, t...