Chief election commissioner of india

Premium How are the CEC and ECs appointed, and what has the Supreme Court order changed? Appointments to the Election Commission are currently the central government’s prerogative. The SC has now given the Opposition and the judiciary a say in the matter, ruling that the CEC and ECs must be appointed by the President on the advice of a committee comprising the PM, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (March 2) This is a very significant judgment that seeks to change the way in which India’s top election officials are appointed, and can potentially have far-reaching implications. As of now, the central government essentially has a free hand in appointing these officials. The Bench headed by Justice K M Joseph ruled on a batch of petitions seeking a selection process similar to what is followed in the case of the Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Bench also comprised Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C T Ravikumar. Click here for more What was the plea before the Supreme Court? The public interest petitions sought a law governing the appointment of the CEC and ECs. A first PIL had been filed in 2015, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a second PIL on the issue filed in 2018 by The court heard the case in November last year. On the last day of the hearing, the court had noted that the appointment of Arun Goel as EC had been carried out wi...

NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday said the time has come for India to allow its 1.34 crore non-resident Indian (NRI) voters to cast their vote from their respective countries of residence, using the electronically transmitted postal ballot facility (ETPBS). This, he added, would require the due involvement of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian High Commissions worldwide. Kumar, who was addressing IFS trainee officers from the 2022 batch along the theme ‘India — the Mother of Democracies and Role of ECI’ at Nirvachan Sadan here, in reply to a question on overseas voters, said time was ripe for the fifth largest economy of the world to invoke technology-driven methodology to facilitate its over 1.34 crore overseas voters to participate in elections by ETPBS. In this potential endeavor, the role of the foreign service & our High Commissions/Embassies world wide, would be vital, he was quoted by an EC spokesperson as saying. EC had in 2015 proposed an amendment in Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to allow the facility of postal ballot and proxy voting to overseas electors. Later in 2020, the poll body wrote to the law ministry proposing that NRIs be allowed to vote through ETPBS, a facility then already extended to service voters that include members of the Armed forces, Central paramilitary forces and government employees serving abroad. It said the EC was technically and administratively ready to extend this facili...

• v • t • e The Election Commissioners of India are the members of History [ ] Originally in 1950, the commission had only a Chief Election Commissioner. Two additional Commissioners were appointed to the commission for the first time on 16 October 1989 but they hardly settled down with their constitutional work, that the President on January 1, 1990, issued a notification abolishing the post of ECs. The government again made the Election Commission a 3-member body on October 1, 1993. The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989 made the Commission a multi-member body. The concept of a 3-member Commission has been in operation since then, with the decisions being made by a majority vote. Composition [ ] Until October 1989, the commission was a single member body, but later two additional Election Commissioners were added through an act of parliament. Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a Current Election Commissioners Designation Name Took Office Left Office Chief Election Commissioner 15 May 2022 Election Commissioners 8 June 2021 Incumbent 19 November 2022 Incumbent Former Election Commissioners Name Took Office Left Office Span 16 October 1989 2 January 1990 78days 16 October 1989 2 January 1990 78days 1 October 1993 30 September 1999 5years, 364days 23 October 2018 31 October 2020 1year, 313days Removal [ ] The Chief Election Commissioner cannot be removed from his post easily on account of any political reasons. This is necessary so as to preserve the...

RAJOURI: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Saturday hinted at his party staying away from the grand alliance against the BJP in the next year's general elections, saying most of such parties remained silent when the Article 370 was abrogated. He also said the talk on a pre-poll alliance in "What we have (to contribute) outside Jammu and Kashmir? We have a total of five (Lok Sabha) seats and what storm these seats can create? We have to fight against the BJP on these seats and what is going outside J&K is a secondary question," Abdullah told reporters on reaching the border district of Rajouri. The former chief minister was responding to a question on the possibility of the National Conference joining hands with other parties against the BJP in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "Compulsions aside, I do not see any benefit from such an alliance for the party and Jammu and Kashmir. I am repeatedly saying that when they need us, they knock on our doors. When (Delhi Chief Minister Arvind) Kejriwal is in trouble, he needs our support but where were these leaders in 2019 when we faced a big deceit," he said, referring to the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh by the central government. Abdullah asked who among them stood with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "Where were those who are raising hue and cry today for safeguarding the Constitution and democracy when we faced the murder...

By Aishwarya Paliwal: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the Election Commission (EC) is working on a plan to give voting rights to overseas Indians. Granting voting rights and including overseas Indians in the Indian democratic system has been a long pending demand and now the EC is working on fulfilling the same. He interacted with the 2022 batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer Trainees (OTs) on the theme 'India - the Mother of Democracies and Role of ECI'. The CEC told the IFS officers that India, which is the fifth largest economy in the world, should invoke technology-driven methodology to facilitate its over 1.34 crore overseas voters to participate in elections via an electronically transmitted postal ballot system. "To make this plan a reality, the role of the IFS and our High Commissions/embassies located worldwide, would be vital," he said. Rajiv Kumar told the IFS trainee officers that EC was leading the world democracies under the “Cohort on Election Integrity”. "Elections in India are in fact the world's biggest peacetime exercise in terms of logistics and manpower," he said. While globally there is a concern about democratic recession, the EC is continuing its delivery of credible electoral outcomes which showcases the strength and resilience of its democratic institutions, he said. ALSO READ | WHY HOLDING ELECTIONS IN INDIA IS A MAMMOTH TASK? The CEC said the timely and continued delivery of credible electoral outcomes since 1952 is a...

If you are appearing for UPSC Prelims and Mains exams, you have to be familiar with the functioning of the government and the civic bodies. The Chief Election Commissioner is known to be the head of the Election Commission which is a body that holds the responsibility to conduct elections in India. The main aim of the Commission is to make sure the elections are conducted freely and without any unfair practices. In this article, you will find out who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner in India, what are the responsibilities for someone in the position, eligibility criteria, and the duration of a term. You will also find a list of past Chief Election Commissioners Appointed in India and some important facts. This information can be crucial for your IAS preparation for civics. Who Appoints the Chief Election Commissioner in India? The Chief Election Commissioner of India is appointed by the President of India. The Election Commission includes two other bodies apart from the Chief Commissioner, namely the Election Commissioners. The tenure of the Election Commissioners is 6 years or up to 65 years of age, depending on whichever is earlier. They receive wages up to 250,000 Rupees per month. They enjoy the same salary perks as the Judges of the Supreme Court of India. The government of India has not appointed any eligibility rules for the appointment of the Election Commissioners as such. It is however known that they are usually from the Indian Administrative Services, a...