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Chief Election Commissioner of India

January 03, 2024

Not to be confused with Election Commissioner of India.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice-President. This power of the Election Commission of India is derived from the Article 324 of the Constitution of India. Chief Election Commissioner of India is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service. It is very difficult to remove the authority of the Chief Election Commissioner once appointed by the president, as two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha need to present and vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions.

Chief Election Commissioner of India
Incumbent
Rajiv Kumar
since 15 May 2022
Election Commission of India
NominatorUnion Council of Ministers
AppointerPresident of India
Term length6 years or up to 65 years of age
(whichever is prior)
Inaugural holderSukumar Sen
DeputyElection Commissioners of India
Deputy Election Commissioners of India
Salary₹250,000 (US$3,100) per month[1][2]
WebsiteElection Commission of India

India was among the early countries to use a completely electronic ballot in the parliamentary elections in 2014,[3] which the Election Commission of India implemented across India's large and diverse population with many rural illiterate people.

While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process, it gained significant public attention during the tenure of T.N. Seshan, from 1990 to 1996. Seshan is widely credited with undertaking a zealous effort to end corruption and manipulation in Indian elections.[4][5][6]

Suggested reforms edit

In June 2012, Lal Krishna Advani, a veteran Indian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India (as well as former Leader of the Opposition in Indian Parliament),[7] suggested that appointment of CEC (as well as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)) should be made by a bipartisan collegium consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the Law Minister and the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.[8][9] Subsequently, M Karunanidhi, the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu[10] supported the suggestion. Advani made this demand to remove any impression of bias or lack of transparency and fairness because, according to him, the current system was open to "manipulation and partisanship".[8][9] Similar demand was made by many former CEC's such as B B Tandon, N Gopalaswamy and S Y Quraishi.[11][12]

Compensation edit

Salary of the Chief Election Commissioner
Salary
₹350,000 (US$4,400) monthly[1][2]

By the "Election Commission (Condition of Service of Election Commissions And Transaction of Business) Act, 1991", the salary of the chief election commissioner is the same as salary of a Judge of Supreme Court of India.[1] If there are other election commissioners appointed by the President to help the chief election commissioner, they also receive the same salary.

List of Chief Election Commissioners edit

The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India.[13]

No. Name Portrait Term of office
1 Sukumar Sen   21 March 1950 19 December 1958 8 years, 273 days
2 Kalyan Sundaram 20 December 1958 30 September 1967 8 years, 284 days
3 S. P. Sen Verma 1 October 1967 30 September 1972 4 years, 365 days
4 Nagendra Singh 1 October 1972 6 February 1973 128 days
5 T. Swaminathan 7 February 1973 17 June 1977 4 years, 10 days
6 S. L. Shakdhar 18 June 1977 17 June 1982 4 years, 364 days
7 R. K. Trivedi 18 June 1982 31 December 1985 3 years, 196 days
8 R. V. S. Peri Sastri 1 January 1986 25 November 1990 4 years, 328 days
9 V. S. Ramadevi   26 November 1990 11 December 1990 16

days

10 T. N. Seshan   12 December 1990 11 December 1996 6 years
11 M. S. Gill   12 December 1996 13 June 2001 4 years 69 days
12 J. M. Lyngdoh 14 June 2001 7 February 2004 2 years 269 days
13 T. S. Krishnamurthy   8 February 2004 15 May 2005 1 year 69 days
14 B. B. Tandon   16 May 2005 29 June 2006 269 days
15 N. Gopalaswami   30 June 2006 20 April 2009 2 years, 294 days
16 Navin Chawla   21 April 2009 29 July 2010 1 year 89 days
17 S. Y. Quraishi   30 July 2010 10 June 2012 1 year 316 days
18 V. S. Sampath   11 June 2012 15 January 2015 2 year 218 days
19 Harishankar Brahma   16 January 2015 18 April 2015 92 days
20 Nasim Zaidi   19 April 2015[14] 5 July 2017 2 years 77 days
21 Achal Kumar Jyoti   6 July 2017[15] 22 January 2018 200 days
22 Om Prakash Rawat   23 January 2018[16] 1 December 2018 312 days
23 Sunil Arora   2 December 2018[17][18] 12 April 2021 2 years, 131 days
24 Sushil Chandra   13 April 2021[19] 14 May 2022 1 year, 31 days
25 Rajiv Kumar   15 May 2022 Incumbent[20] 1 year, 228 days

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . Vakil No. 1. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b (PDF). PRS India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Why India stands out as a gold standard in electronic voting". The Economic Times. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ Das, Sanjib Kumar (1 May 2014). "The man who cleaned up India's elections". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ Narasimhan, T. E. (12 May 2012). "The more you kick me..." Business Standard. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ Srivastava, Ritesh K.(The Observer) (5 March 2012). "Empowering the EC". Zee News. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ^ . Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. ^ a b . The Times of India. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Karunanidhi backs Advani's plea for collegium". The Hindu. Chennai. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  10. ^ . Dmk.in. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Collegium needed to select EC: SY Quraishi". The Times of India. 16 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Ex-CECs backed collegium, Law Ministry not too keen". The Indian Express. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Former Chief Election Commissioners". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Election Commission of India". ECI.nic.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  15. ^ Borgohain, Sonalee, ed. (3 July 2017). "India's new Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to take charge on 6 July". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Om Prakash Rawat to succeed AK Joti as new Chief Election Commissioner". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. ^ "President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Sunil Arora takes over as Chief Election Commissioner, will oversee 2019 polls". 2 December 2018.
  19. ^ Nath, Damini (12 April 2021). "Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner". The Hindu.
  20. ^ "Rajiv Kumar takes charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner, says EC won't shy away from tough calls". The Hindu. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Chief Election Commissioner of India at Wikimedia Commons

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Not to be confused with Election Commissioner of India The Chief Election Commissioner of India heads the Election Commission of India a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice President This power of the Election Commission of India is derived from the Article 324 of the Constitution of India Chief Election Commissioner of India is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service It is very difficult to remove the authority of the Chief Election Commissioner once appointed by the president as two thirds of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha need to present and vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions Chief Election Commissioner of IndiaIncumbentRajiv Kumarsince 15 May 2022Election Commission of IndiaNominatorUnion Council of MinistersAppointerPresident of IndiaTerm length6 years or up to 65 years of age whichever is prior Inaugural holderSukumar SenDeputyElection Commissioners of IndiaDeputy Election Commissioners of IndiaSalary 250 000 US 3 100 per month 1 2 WebsiteElection Commission of IndiaIndia was among the early countries to use a completely electronic ballot in the parliamentary elections in 2014 3 which the Election Commission of India implemented across India s large and diverse population with many rural illiterate people While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process it gained significant public attention during the tenure of T N Seshan from 1990 to 1996 Seshan is widely credited with undertaking a zealous effort to end corruption and manipulation in Indian elections 4 5 6 Contents 1 Suggested reforms 2 Compensation 3 List of Chief Election Commissioners 4 References 5 External linksSuggested reforms editIn June 2012 Lal Krishna Advani a veteran Indian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India as well as former Leader of the Opposition in Indian Parliament 7 suggested that appointment of CEC as well as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India CAG should be made by a bipartisan collegium consisting of the Prime Minister the Chief Justice the Law Minister and the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha 8 9 Subsequently M Karunanidhi the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK party and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 10 supported the suggestion Advani made this demand to remove any impression of bias or lack of transparency and fairness because according to him the current system was open to manipulation and partisanship 8 9 Similar demand was made by many former CEC s such as B B Tandon N Gopalaswamy and S Y Quraishi 11 12 Compensation editSalary of the Chief Election Commissioner Salary 350 000 US 4 400 monthly 1 2 By the Election Commission Condition of Service of Election Commissions And Transaction of Business Act 1991 the salary of the chief election commissioner is the same as salary of a Judge of Supreme Court of India 1 If there are other election commissioners appointed by the President to help the chief election commissioner they also receive the same salary List of Chief Election Commissioners editThe following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India 13 No Name Portrait Term of office1 Sukumar Sen nbsp 21 March 1950 19 December 1958 8 years 273 days2 Kalyan Sundaram 20 December 1958 30 September 1967 8 years 284 days3 S P Sen Verma 1 October 1967 30 September 1972 4 years 365 days4 Nagendra Singh 1 October 1972 6 February 1973 128 days5 T Swaminathan 7 February 1973 17 June 1977 4 years 10 days6 S L Shakdhar 18 June 1977 17 June 1982 4 years 364 days7 R K Trivedi 18 June 1982 31 December 1985 3 years 196 days8 R V S Peri Sastri 1 January 1986 25 November 1990 4 years 328 days9 V S Ramadevi nbsp 26 November 1990 11 December 1990 16 days10 T N Seshan nbsp 12 December 1990 11 December 1996 6 years11 M S Gill nbsp 12 December 1996 13 June 2001 4 years 69 days12 J M Lyngdoh 14 June 2001 7 February 2004 2 years 269 days13 T S Krishnamurthy nbsp 8 February 2004 15 May 2005 1 year 69 days14 B B Tandon nbsp 16 May 2005 29 June 2006 269 days15 N Gopalaswami nbsp 30 June 2006 20 April 2009 2 years 294 days16 Navin Chawla nbsp 21 April 2009 29 July 2010 1 year 89 days17 S Y Quraishi nbsp 30 July 2010 10 June 2012 1 year 316 days18 V S Sampath nbsp 11 June 2012 15 January 2015 2 year 218 days19 Harishankar Brahma nbsp 16 January 2015 18 April 2015 92 days20 Nasim Zaidi nbsp 19 April 2015 14 5 July 2017 2 years 77 days21 Achal Kumar Jyoti nbsp 6 July 2017 15 22 January 2018 200 days22 Om Prakash Rawat nbsp 23 January 2018 16 1 December 2018 312 days23 Sunil Arora nbsp 2 December 2018 17 18 12 April 2021 2 years 131 days24 Sushil Chandra nbsp 13 April 2021 19 14 May 2022 1 year 31 days25 Rajiv Kumar nbsp 15 May 2022 Incumbent 20 1 year 228 daysReferences edit a b c Election Commission Condition Of Service Of Election Commissions And Transaction Of Business Act 1991 Vakil No 1 Archived from the original on 23 January 2013 Retrieved 17 September 2012 a b The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Amendment Bill 2008 PDF PRS India Archived from the original PDF on 22 August 2017 Retrieved 17 September 2012 Why India stands out as a gold standard in electronic voting The Economic Times 14 May 2017 Retrieved 10 March 2019 Das Sanjib Kumar 1 May 2014 The man who cleaned up India s elections Gulf News Retrieved 10 August 2016 Narasimhan T E 12 May 2012 The more you kick me Business Standard Retrieved 9 August 2016 Srivastava Ritesh K The Observer 5 March 2012 Empowering the EC Zee News Retrieved 19 December 2014 Members Bioprofile Lok Sabha of India National Informatics Centre New Delhi Archived from the original on 29 April 2011 Retrieved 27 April 2011 a b Karunanidhi backs Advani s view on collegium to appoint CAG EC The Times of India 5 June 2012 Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 5 October 2012 a b Karunanidhi backs Advani s plea for collegium The Hindu Chennai 5 June 2012 Retrieved 5 October 2012 DMK s Official Homepage Chennai Tamilnadu India 800x600 screen resolution Dmk in 9 December 2011 Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 24 January 2012 Collegium needed to select EC SY Quraishi The Times of India 16 July 2012 Ex CECs backed collegium Law Ministry not too keen The Indian Express 10 June 2012 Retrieved 5 October 2012 Former Chief Election Commissioners Election Commission of India Retrieved 19 May 2022 Election Commission of India ECI nic in Retrieved 11 June 2017 Borgohain Sonalee ed 3 July 2017 India s new Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to take charge on 6 July India Today Retrieved 2 September 2017 Om Prakash Rawat to succeed AK Joti as new Chief Election Commissioner The Indian Express New Delhi 21 January 2018 Retrieved 21 January 2018 President Kovind appoints Sunil Arora as new Chief Election Commissioner 26 November 2018 Retrieved 27 November 2018 Sunil Arora takes over as Chief Election Commissioner will oversee 2019 polls 2 December 2018 Nath Damini 12 April 2021 Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner The Hindu Rajiv Kumar takes charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner says EC won t shy away from tough calls The Hindu 15 May 2022 Retrieved 19 May 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Chief Election Commissioner of India at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chief Election Commissioner of India amp oldid 1191030763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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