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Knowledge Nugget | Impeachment notice against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: What to read in Article 324

March 16, 2026 3:39 pm

UPSC Current Affairs: Master the complexities of Article 324 and the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. This UPSC Knowledge Nugget breaks down the constitutional process for the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner, the role of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, and the legal precedent set by the Anoop Baranwal case.

‘Discriminatory conduct.... mass disenfranchisement': Opp seeks impeachment motion against CEC

March 14, 2026 10:32 am

130 Lok Sabha members and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs signed the notice for impeachment against the CEC.

For CEC Gyanesh Kumar's impeachment motion, what are Opposition's key grounds

March 11, 2026 5:24 pm

The Opposition camp has already collected the required number of signatures of its MPs of both Houses, and is set to submit the motion on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning

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‘Will not tolerate violence, intimidation in polls’: CEC warns of ‘strictest action’ as EC full bench wraps up 3-day poll review visit to Bengal

March 11, 2026 8:00 am

Says EC is committed to maintaining purity of voter’s list, fails to give timeline for wrapping up adjudication cases

3 takeaways from CEC’s Bengal briefing: No clarity on voters in limbo, a warning on ‘partisan’ conduct

March 10, 2026 4:02 pm

In his Kolkata press conference, Gyanesh Kumar did not provide clarity on what happens to the 60 lakh electors whose eligibility is under adjudication if the elections are announced in the next few days.

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar takes over as chair of international democracy body

December 03, 2025 10:43 pm

India has been a member of International IDEA since 1995. The organisation includes 35 democratic countries and two observer nations.

Housing project in Delhi’s fragile Morphological Ridge zone gets CEC nod with strict environmental conditions

May 19, 2025 1:35 pm

Although not notified as a forest, the Morphological Ridge in Delhi holds environmental significance and any construction in the area requires Supreme Court clearance.

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West Bengal LoP Adhikari writes to Chief Election Commissioner against CM Mamata’s ‘EC full of BJP people’ comment

February 28, 2025 5:47 pm

‘She very well knows that your appointment has been made as per… the ‘Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023’,’ Adhikari said in a letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar

PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Rahul Gandhi to meet on February 17 to select new CEC.

Selection panel comprising PM, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi to meet on Feb 17 to select next CEC

February 14, 2025 10:49 pm

The selection of the new CEC through this committee would be a first, as Kumar’s retirement creates the first CEC vacancy since the Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023, was passed.