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The Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections. An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a three member selection committee headed by the Prime Minister of India and senior most election ...
Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation program, better known as SVEEP, is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India.
The Election Commission of India (ECI), with Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar at the helm, also led the 'Democracy Cohort on Election Integrity'. ECI has hosted three international conferences between October 2022 and March 2023 as part of its involvement in this initiative.
Mar 14, 2024 · The Chief Election Commissioner of India is the head of the Election Commission of India and is appointed by the President of India. At present, Rajiv Kumar is the Chief Election...
The Election Commission of India consists of a chief election commissioner and two election commissioners. The chief election commissioner does not have overruling powers and any decision is taken by the opinion of the majority among the three.
Rajiv Kumar (born 19 February 1960) is a former Indian Administrative Service officer. [2] [3] On 15 May 2022, he assumed the charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India, [4] [5] succeeding Sushil Chandra. [6] [7] Early life.
Shri Sushil Chandra today assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India, succeeding Shri Sunil Arora. Shri Arora demitted the office on 12th April, 2021 after completing his tenure.
The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950. The Commission celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2001. Originally the commission had only a Chief Election Commissioner. It currently consists of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will get a new chief on Tuesday as Sushil Chandra will take over as the new chief election commissioner (CEC) from Sunil Arora, who demitted office on...
Dec 15, 2023 · The Rajya Sabha recently approved the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, which outlines the procedures for appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (EC).
