{"id":36835,"date":"2026-01-14T12:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36835"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:50:19","slug":"cm-led-panel-to-meet-soon-for-appointment-of-state-election-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36835","title":{"rendered":"CM-Led Panel to Meet Soon for Appointment of State Election Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36836\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36836\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257-390x220.png 390w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1257.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CM-Led Panel to Meet Soon for Appointment of State Election Commissioner<br \/>A high-level selection committee headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is expected to meet later this month to finalise its recommendation for the appointment of the State Election Commissioner (SEC), sources said.<br \/>The panel includes Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, senior cabinet minister Sakina Itoo, and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Javid Ahmad Dar. According to sources, the meeting is likely to be convened anytime after January 20.<br \/>Under Section 36(3) of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, the State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor based on the recommendation of the Chief Minister-led selection committee. 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