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Election Commission of India
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This article is about the body which oversees elections in India. For similar title in other jurisdictions, see Election Commission.
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India.
The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.
The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324, and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.
The Commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election.
Being a constitutional authority, Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the UPSC.
Agency overview
Formed : 25 January 1950 (Later celebrated as National Voters Day)
Jurisdiction : India
Headquarters : New Delhi
Agency executives :
1. Achal Kumar Jyoti, IAS, Chief Election Commissioner of India
2. Om Prakash Rawat, IAS, Election Commissioner of India
3. Sunil Arora, IAS, Election Commissioner of India