Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Election Commission of India

Appointment

  • By President 
  • 6 years tenure or up to the age of 65 Years whichever is earlier
  • Same salary as judges of the SC of India
Article 324
  •  The powers of  “superintendence, direction, and control of elections” is to be vested in an Election Commission.
Size
  • not fixed by the constitution

Article 324(2) says that “the Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and a such number of other Election Commissioners if any, as the President may from time to time fix”.

All three ECs have equal say in the decision-making of the Commission.

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