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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 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 ...
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.
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.
Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu joined as Election Commissioner in Election Commission of India on 15th March, 2024. He is 1988 batch IAS officer from Uttarakhand Cadre. He served as Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand ...
Sep 1, 2020 · Rajiv Kumar, Election Commissioner in ECI since 1st September 2020, took charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner on 15th May 2022. Prior to assuming charge in the Election Commission, Sh. Rajiv Kumar had been Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board.
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.
