New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Former bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner on Monday, February 17. The announcement came soon after the selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly recommended the name of the next chief election commissioner to President Droupadi Murmu.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were also part of the selection committee which met on Monday.

Rajiv Kumar, who was the Chief Election Commissioner before Gyanesh Kumar, was supposed to retire on February 18. He will demit the office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years.

After Rajiv Kumar, Gyanesh Kumar is the senior-most election commissioner. His t...