Newly appointed election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu assumed charge on Friday, March 15. The former bureaucrats were appointed as election commissioners on Thursday, March 14. They are the first ones to have been appointed as members of the poll panel after the new law on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and ECs came into force recently.Welcoming them, CEC Rajiv Kumar spoke about the significance of their joining at a historic point when the Election Commission is all set to conduct Lok Sabha elections, a spokesperson said.
Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu assume charge as Election Commissioners
CEC Rajiv Kumar (centre) welcomed the two newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar (right) and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.