New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Harishankar Brahma Friday assumed charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and said the first priority was to conduct the Delhi assembly polls in a "free and fair" manner.
He promised to use internet and digital technology to improve election management, specially voting.
Brahma succeeds V.S. Sampath, who completed his tenure Thursday.
"My first priority and mission objective is to ensure that we conduct the election to the Delhi legislative assembly in an absolutely free and fair manner," he said after taking charge.
"Our long-term goal at the Election Commission of India, which I visualize, is to deliver excellence."
"To improve quality, transparency and speed, it will be my personal endeavor to use the latest technology both internet and digital to improve the quality of our election management, especially in voting," he added.
Brahma would be the second from the northeast to hold the post after J.M. Lyngdoh (2001-04).
The appointment of Brahma, the senior-most member of the Election Commission, was made by President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday. There is a convention of appointing the senior-most among the three commissioners as the chief election commissioner.
A 1975 Indian Administrative Service officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, 64-year-old Brahma, who hails from Assam, is a former union power secretary.
He assumed charge as an election commissioner Aug 25, 2010.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on the podcast show of AI researcher Lex Fridman.
Why Modi's wearing an army uniform is creating Debate
Like previous years, this year also Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the festival of Diwal
India may get the fourth corona vaccine, Pfizer is in talks to approve the vaccine
India may get the fourth corona vaccine to fight against the coronavirus in the country. Pfizer,
Congress fields Narayan Rane for Bandra East bypoll
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Ra
High-decibel campaigning for Delhi polls ends (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The high-decibel campaigning for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls came to
Nature's havoc continues in Himachal Pradesh. Incidents of landslides and cloudbursts are being r
The team of CBI and X have left the actor's Bandra house to investigate the death of Sushant Sing
In Iran, anti-hijab protests, which have been going on for almost a month, have spread to 30 citi
Ajinkya Rahane out of IPL 2022, difficult to return to England tour - Report
Ajinkya Rahane Ruled out IPL 2022: By the end of IPL 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders have suffered an
A potter, a barber, four Valmiki, and about sixty Brahmin and Thakur families. Boolgadhi village
