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An Election Commissioner since March 2024, Kumar was elevated as the CEC on Monday.

Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under the new law on the appointment of the members of the Election Commission (EC).

He said that EVMs used in India cannot be connected to internet, bluetooth or infrared and it is not possible anyway to tamper with it.

The selection committee consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal and Leader of Opposition met earlier to consider names for the vacant positions of election commissioner.

The decision comes days after the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Delhi Police detained several protesters as they tried to march towards the headquarters of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Ashoka Road in central Delhi, putting up barricades on the road.