Newly Elected CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Education And Career Highlights
By Anshika Verma18, Feb 2025 11:50 AMjagranjosh.com
Chief election commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner of India by the Selection Committee. Let’s take a look at his impressive education and career highlights!
Early beginnings
Gyanesh Kumar was born on 27 January, 1964 in Agran, Uttar Pradesh, India into a decent family.
Educational qualifications
He earned a degree in BTech in Civil Engineering from the prestigious IIT Kanpur and studied Business Finance at ICFAI.
Harvard university
Gyanesh was an Environmental Economics at Harvard University in the United States.
Ministry of cooperation
He is a student of 1988-batch Kerala-cadre officer and previously served in the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation.
Effective administrator
His perfect blend of Finance, Technology and Environmental knowledge makes him an effective administrator.
Important Elections Ahead -
Gyanesh will be responsible for supervising the Bihar Assembly polls in the second half of the year in 2026.