1. Election Commission of India conduct elections for which all government bodies?
2. Which authority conducts elections to Corporations, Municipalities and other Local Bodies ?
3. What is the present composition of the Election Commission?
4. What is the status Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners in terms of salaries and allowances etc.?
6. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners?
7. Who fixes the number of Election Commissioners (other than Chief Election Commissioner)?
8. Who supervises the election work in a State ?
9. Who is responsible for the conduct of elections in any Parliamentary or Assembly constituency ?
10. Who is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for a Parliamentary or Assembly Constituency?
11. Who conducts the poll at a polling station?
Answers
A1. Elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India,elections to Parliament,State Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils. Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections
of above offices.
A2. The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies. They are independent of the Election Commission of India.
A3. At present, the Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. S Y Quraishi is the present CEC.
A4. Equivalent to Supreme Court Judges.
A5. The Chief Election Commissioner or an Election Commissioner holds office for a term of six years from the date on which he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 65 - whichever is earlier.
A6. The President.Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.
A7. The President.Article 324(2) also empowers the President of India to fix from time to time the number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election Commissioner.
A8. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). CEOs are appointed by Election Commission of India after consultation with that State Government/Union Territory Administration.
A9. Returning Officer (RO). ROs are appointed by Election Commission of India after consultation with that State Government.
A10. Electoral Registration Officer (ERO). Election Commission of India, in consultation with the State / UT Government, appoints an Officer of the Government or the Local Authorities as the Electoral Registration Officer.
A11. Presiding Officer.
A1. Elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India,elections to Parliament,State Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils. Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections
of above offices.
A2. The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies. They are independent of the Election Commission of India.
A3. At present, the Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. S Y Quraishi is the present CEC.
A4. Equivalent to Supreme Court Judges.
A5. The Chief Election Commissioner or an Election Commissioner holds office for a term of six years from the date on which he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 65 - whichever is earlier.
A6. The President.Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.
A7. The President.Article 324(2) also empowers the President of India to fix from time to time the number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election Commissioner.
A8. The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). CEOs are appointed by Election Commission of India after consultation with that State Government/Union Territory Administration.
A9. Returning Officer (RO). ROs are appointed by Election Commission of India after consultation with that State Government.
A10. Electoral Registration Officer (ERO). Election Commission of India, in consultation with the State / UT Government, appoints an Officer of the Government or the Local Authorities as the Electoral Registration Officer.
A11. Presiding Officer.
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