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NOTE:
The two election commissioners were appointed
to cope with increased work of the election
commission on the account of lowering the voting
age from 21 to 18.
This was done through 61st amendment act of
1988 and came into force in 1989.
In October 1993 the President (Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma) appointed two more election
commissioners.
Since then the election commission is a multi member body.
Present CEC (June 11, 2012-till date)
V S Sampath
H S Brahma and Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi are the election Commissioners.
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COMPOSITION OF ELECTION
COMMISSION:
There is a Chief Election Commissioner.
There are some other members called election commissioners.
Note: The President decides the strength from time to time.
APPOINTMENT:
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners are appointed by the
President of India.
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Qualifications:
The qualifications of the members of the election commission are not prescribed in the
constitution.
TERM OR TENURE:
The term and other conditions are decided by the President after a law is passed by the
Parliament to that effect.
CHAIRMAN OF ELECTION COMMISSION:
The Chief Election Commissioner acts as the Chairman of the Commission when any other
election commissioner is appointed.
SALARY:
The salary is decided by the Parliament.
RESIGNATION:
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners submit the resignation
letter to the President.
REMOVAL OF CHIEF ELECTION
COMMISSIONER:
The Chief Election Commissioner is removed in the same manner like that of a judge of
Supreme Court.
REMOVAL OF OTHER ELECTION
COMMISSIONERS:
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The election commission prepares and revises the electoral rolls (voters List).
The election Commission will notify the dates and schedules the elections.
The election commission scrutinizes the nomination papers.
The election commission recognizes the political parties.
The election commission allots the election symbols to the political parties and also to the
independent candidates.
The election commission determines the code of conduct to be observed by the parties and
the candidates at the time of elections.
The election commission advices the President in the matter relating to the disqualification
of the members of Parliament. (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
The election commission advices the Governor of a state in the matter relating to the
disqualification of the members of state Legislature.
The Election Commission recognizes the political parties as National party or Regional
(state) party.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Note: The Chief Electoral Officer is appointed by the Chief Election Commissioner in
consultation with the state government.
At the district level the district Collector acts as the returning officer.
The first general election held in 1951 - 52 cost the exchequer Rs. 10.45 crore.
The election expenditure for the elections that was held in 2009 was Rs. 1400 crore.
The estimated expenditure for the 15th Lok Sabha elections to be conducted in 2014
is Rs. 3500/- crore. This does not include the expenses incurred for security and the
amounts the political parties spend.
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For every constituency there is a returning officer appointed by the district collector.
The Collector also appoints presiding officer for every polling booth.
In January 2012 the Election Commission ordered draping of Mayawati Statues and her
party symbol elephant in Uttar Pradesh.
In the year 2004 prior to Lok Sabha elections the Election Commission ordered to drape
photographs of the then Prime Minister and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee installed on
highways and at Golden Quadrilateral road projects.
In the year 2011 the Election Commission on a complaint received to freeze the elephant
symbol of BSP (Bahujan Samajwadi Party) said that this question could be considered only if
the model code of conduct was violated.
Note: Subramanian Swamy and Congress: On November 6, 2012 the Election Commission
rejected Swamys petition for de-recognition of the INC on the plea that it violated rules for
registration by loaning Rs 90 crore to a private company (Associated journals Private Limited)
. The EC headed by V S Sampath dismissed the plea holding that it did not fall under any of
the grounds specified under 16 A of the Election Commission symbols (Resevation and
Allottment) order, 1968. The EC said the RPA act provided for the manner in which
registered political parties may raise the funds and there is not provision whatsoever in that act
prescribing the manner in which the political parties may use those funds. The EC said if the
party has not complied with any of the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the matter
does not fall within the jurisdiction of the EC. Swamy decided to move the court on the same
Every October the EC begins its annual exercise of revising the electoral rolls with the
following January 1st as the effective date. This is of 2 types summary revision and electoral
revision. In the summary revision responsibility is cast on the potential voter to get himself
registered by going to the designated center. In electoral revision door to door verification is
undertaken by the officers
The EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card) is valid even the elector shifts to a different
assembly constituency. The reason is the card is primarily to identify the voter and can be
used in any polling station in India to which the elector has moved. (infact it shows the
previous address and is still valid N Gopalaswami former CEC article in The Hindu on
December 14, 2012).
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If the system is integrated with UID then the number can remain same even if s/he moves
from one place to the other.
The law is very clear even today for voting physical presence is mandatory.
If e-KYC can affect cash transfer why not vote transfer. If this is adopted this is a boon
not just to migrants and also to armed forces personnel, para military forces and police. For
this Aadhar number has to be incorporated in the electoral roll.
The Hindu on December 21, 2012: the NEW (National Election Watch) and ADR
(Association for Democratic Reforms) looked into the background of the our lawmakers with
respect to rape cases and other crimes against women based on their self sworn affidavits. In
2009 LS election political parties gave tickets to 6 persons who declared they had been
charged with rape. (Each from RPP, Revolutionary Communist Party, BSP, JMM and 2
independent members). During the same polls 34 other contestants declared that they had
charges of crimes against women. During the discussions in the Parliament in December 2012
two MPs one from AIADMK and other from TMC declared that they face charges such as
cruelty and intent to outrage a womans modesty. With respect to MLAs (3 from SP (UP), 1
from BSP (UP), one from BJP (Gujarat) and one from TDP (AP) are charged of rape against
them. 27 members with the similar charges were given the tickets from various parties 10 from
UP and 5 from Bihar. Apart from this 39 MLAs declared that they have charges of crimes
against women such as assault, insulting the modesty of women.
In 2011 the EC disqualified Umlesh Yadav then sitting MLA from Bisauli in UP for a
period of 3 years for failing to provide a true and correct account of her election expenses.
She had skipped any mention of her spending on advertisements dressed up news during her
2007 poll campaign. She was the first legislator ever to bite the dust on grounds of expenditure
(and paid news). Dr Mishra the Cabinet Minister in MP now (2013) faces charges of the kind.
The Press Council of India definition for Paid News is any news or analysis appearing
in any media (print or electronic) for a price in cash or kind as consideration. According to the
committee constituted by the PCI during the 2012 elections in Gujarat the paid news was
rampant.
The CEC on January 11, 2013 sought immediate implementation of proposed electoral
reforms relating to the criminalization of politics, particularly banning candidates with
criminal background from contesting polls. The proposal sent by the EC on July 15, 1998 is
still pending with the government.
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7 months ago
Sir can u pls tell me why draping over the statues is done.
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kalyan
Those statues which may be election symbol of a party and people may get influenced by looking at them
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