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Written by News Desk
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 02:41 |
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Election Commission of India
Official Website: http://www.eci.gov.in/The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, quasi-judiciary constitutional body of India. Its mission is to conduct free and fair elections in India. It was established on January 25, 1950[1] under Article 324 of the Constitution of India. The Election Commission is one of the four pillars of the Indian Constitution, the other three being the Supreme Court of India, the Union Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Structure of Election Commission of India
The commission presently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.
Until October 1989, there was just one Chief Election Commissioner. In 1989, two Election Commissioners were appointed, but were removed again in January 1990. In 1991, however, the Parliament of India passed a law providing for the appointment of two Election Commissioners. This law was amended and renamed in 1993 as the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Amendment Act 1993. The current Chief Election Commissioner is N. Gopalaswami. The current Election Commissioners are Navin Chawla and S.Y. Quraishi.
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