The Chief Election Commissioner heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures. He is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service. ThePresident of I...
The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body and the head of the commission is called the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The Election Commission is the agency of the Indian Government responsible for conducting free and fair elections in the country. It is a very unique agency ...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sunil Arora took charge as the new chief election commissioner of India on Sunday, officials said. "This morning Sunil Arora took over as chief election commission," an official said. "He was appointed as the new chief election commissioner by President Ram N...
Structure of ECI: Originally the commission had only one election commissioner but after the Election Commissioner Amendment Act 1989, it was made a multi-member body. The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and such number of other election commissioners, if...
Five-year term of the Nagaland assembly will end on March 12. And the terms for Meghalaya and Tripura assemblies will end on March 15 and March 22, respectively. The Election Commission team headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had visited the three poll-bound no...
Voter ID was first introduced in 1993 during the tenure of TN Election Commissioner Seshan and makes it easier for people to participate inelections. The representatives who govern the country, make laws, and run the government at various levels play an important role in creating this opportun...
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra reviewed poll preparedness for Delhi Assemblyelectionat Election Commission of India (ECI) Headquarters in Delhi on December 26, 2019. ...
Rajiv Kumar: Rajiv Kumar, an officer of the 1984 batch of the Indian Administrative Service of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in the Election Commission of India (ECI). Key Highlights: ...
The Election Commission of India was established in 1950, a few years after India became an independent country. It is headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, who is appointed by the President of India. The other members of the commission are appointed by the government. ...
Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has a strict message for government officials associating themselves with political parties. Photo: PTI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat while in Bhopal on Wednesday issued a stern warning to officials overseeing election work in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh...