New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections in several other states, demitted the office of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Tuesday and has termed the Election Commission of India (ECI) building as the "place of worship of democracy."

Several colleagues came to see-off Kumar, who was visibly emotional, as he left from the ECI for the last time as the CEC.

Rajiv Kumar had joined the poll panel as an Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020. He assumed the charge as the 25th CEC on May 15, 2022.

Meanwhile, Gyanesh Kumar will assume the office of the Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday.

While leaving from the EC office, Rajiv Kumar said that this building is the place of ...