Gyanesh Kumar’s haunting past: The controversies behind his rise to Chief Election Commissioner

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s Kerala years are back under scrutiny, with old controversies resurfacing from his time as Ernakulam district collector and Kerala PWD secretary. From political disputes and allegations surrounding sand mining to questions raised after the death of a Malaysian project manager working on a World Bank-funded road project, what do these episodes reveal about his career before he became CEC? (Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commission, Kerala, Chief Election Commissioner) Subscribe to THE WEEK Magzter: http://mgztr.co/TheWeekIndia Explore our website: https://www.theweek.in/ Interact with us on our social media channels: Facebook:   / theweekmag   Twitter:   / theweeklive   Telegram: https://t.me/theweekmagazine Single issue purchase link https://subscribe.manoramaonline.com/... Subscription link https://subscribe.manoramaonline.com/... TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK MAGAZINE, PLEASE CONTACT US Regional Offices Contact Numbers Delhi- 011 23354920, 23354921 Mumbai- 022 – 24900844, 62965900 Kolkata- 9656843600 Chennai- 044 66918530/31/32 Bangalore- 080 – 22247735/36 Hyderabad- 040-23322970 / 09849390776 Sub regional offices Contact Numbers Coimbatore- 2241911 Patna- 8210738538 Lucknow- 9873437363 Chandigarh- 9417310727 Bhopal- 0755 2988036 Jaipur- 94616 28972 Pune- 9881477305 Ahmedabad- 9898231881 Toll Free number 1800- 1035-981