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Election Commission of India

Election Commission of India

Election Commission of India: Functions

The Election Commission of India is an indissoluble body established by the Constitution of India in 1950. The Election Commission works independently to ensure free and fair elections all over India. In this article, we will learn about the formation and functions of the ECI and related facts. ECI is part of your general awareness and static GK syllabus for most competitive examinations such as SBI PO, IBPS PO, IBPS SO, RBI Grade B, RBI Office Attendant, NABARD Grade A, NABARD Grade B, NPS Trust Officer Grade A, ECGC PO and teaching examinations among others.

Functions of the Election Commission of India

The powers and functions of the Chief Election Commission of India (ECI) are derived from Article 324 (Part XV) of the Constitution. Article 324 states that: 

“Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission.”In light of the statement pronounced by the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India derives several powers and functions. Let us study these in more detail below.

  1. Parliamentary elections (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)
  2. State legislative assembly elections
  3. President and Vice-president elections
  4. Parliament and state legislature by-elections (if the need arises)

The Representation of the People Act, 1951.

The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is an enactment by the Parliament introduced by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar before the first General elections. In essence, this Act expands upon the political procedure as pronounced in the Constitution. The Act provides guidelines on all aspects of the election procedure right up to the minutest detail. For a clearer picture, some of the aspects discussed in The Representation of People Act are given below:

You can read the entire Act here

Election Commission of India- Logo

The logo for the Election Commission of India was designed by Patna-based designer Amitabh Pandey. The logo symbolizes the equality of the citizens of India without the barriers of class, caste, race, gender and such. The enclosed stable form in the logo represents the power and full-proof nature of elections in India. From the idea as it was conceptualized by the writers of the Constitution, to its actual execution over the years, the enclosed form of the logo stands for transparency and uprightness in elections.

Autonomy of the Election Commission of India

As we have already learned from Article 324, the Constitution of India has placed the total powers concerning the management and execution of elections with the Election Commission of India. Nonetheless, to ensure free and fair implementation of the same, some provisions have been put into place. Let us learn about these provisions that aid in the independent functioning of the ECI.

Electoral Literacy Clubs

The Electoral Literacy Club is an initiative undertaken by the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation program (SVEEP) for voter education, political education and increased participation from citizens. The Election Literacy Club is a forum established by the Election Commission of India to educate young children about the electoral processes in India. More importantly, the Election Commission of India aims toward increased participation of young citizens in electoral practices and political activities. Electoral Literacy Clubs have been established in schools, colleges and rural communities. As is quite evident, the target group from which the Election Commission of India encourages increased participation is school children, young adults and members from rural communities.

Election Commission of India Trivia

List of Chief Election Commissioners of India.

 Chief Election CommissionerTerm of Office
1Sukumar Sen1950-1958
2Kalyan Sundaram1958-1967
3S.P. Sen Verma1967-1972
4Nagendra Singh1972-1973
5T. Swaminathan1973-1977
6S.L. Shakdhar1977-1982
7R.K. Trivedi1982-1985
8R.V.S Peri Sastri1986-1990
9V.S. Ramadevi1990-1990
10T.N. Seshan1990-1996
11M.S. Gill1996-2001
12James Michael Lyngdoh2001-2004
13T.S. Krishnamurthy2004-2005
14B.B. Tandon2005-2006
15N. Gopalaswami2006-2009
16Navin Chawla2009-2010
17S.Y. Quraishi2010-2012
18V.S Sampath2012-2015
19Harishankar Brahma2015-2015
20Nasim Zaidi2015-2017
21Achal Kumar Jyoti2017-2018
22Om Prakash Rawat2018-2018
23Sunil Arora2018-2021
24Sushil Chandra2021- present

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