{"id":27189,"date":"2025-02-14T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=27189"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:45:51","slug":"pm-chaired-selection-panel-to-meet-on-monday-to-name-next-cec-say-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/pm-chaired-selection-panel-to-meet-on-monday-to-name-next-cec-say-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"PM-Chaired Selection Panel To Meet On Monday To Name Next CEC, Say Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Feb 14: A selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet here on Monday to finalise the name of the next chief election commissioner, sources said on Friday.<br \/>\nThe panel also comprises the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Home Minister Amit Shah.<br \/>\nIt will meet on Monday at the prime minister\u2019s official residence ahead of the retirement of incumbent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on February 18.<br \/>\nThe panel will recommend a name from among the candidates shortlisted by a search committee. The president will then appoint the next CEC based on the recommendation.<br \/>\nAfter Rajiv Kumar, Gyanesh Kumar is the senior-most election commissioner. His tenure is till January 26, 2029. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is the other election commissioner.<br \/>\nSo far, the senior-most election commissioner (EC) was elevated as CEC following the retirement of the incumbent. However, after a new law on appointments of the CEC and ECs came into force last year, a search committee shortlists names of five secretary-level officers for consideration by a prime minister-led panel for appointment to the posts.<br \/>\nBesides the CEC, a new EC could also be appointed to fill the vacancy created by Rajiv Kumar\u2019s retirement.<br \/>\nWhile provisions of the \u201cChief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023\u201d are being applied for the first time to appoint a CEC, it was used to appoint ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sandhu to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the resignation of Arun Goel last year.<br \/>\nThe law gives power to the selection committee to name a person beyond the five names shortlisted by the search committee headed by the law minister.<br \/>\nAccording to the law, the CEC and ECs will be appointed by the president on the recommendation of a selection committee headed by the prime minister and comprising the Lok Sabha opposition leader and a Union Cabinet minister to be nominated by the prime minister.<br \/>\nThe sources said the same set of candidates could also be used to appoint a new EC.<br \/>\nAccording to the law, the CEC and other ECs will be appointed from among persons who are holding or have held a post equivalent to the rank of secretary to the government of India and will be persons of integrity with knowledge of and experience in management and conduct of elections.<br \/>\nIn other words, serving and retired secretary-level officials can be appointed as the CEC and ECs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27190\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27190\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"PM-Chaired Selection Panel To Meet On Monday To Name Next CEC, Say Sources\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-549x309.jpg 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-470x265.jpg 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-233x131.jpg 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PM-MODI-4.jpg 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM-Chaired Selection Panel To Meet On Monday To Name Next CEC, Say Sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, Feb 14: A selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet here on Monday to finalise the name of the next chief election commissioner, sources said on Friday. The panel also comprises the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Home Minister Amit Shah. 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