Short Note on Election Commission of India

By | April 26, 2018

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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

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