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Chief Election Commissioner of India
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Incumbent
Om Prakash Rawat
since 23 January 2018
Election Commission of India
Nominator Government of India
Appointer President of India
Term length 6 yrs or up to 65 yrs of age
(whichever is earlier)
Deputy Election Commissioners of India
Deputy Election Commissioners of India
Salary ₹250,000 (US$3,500) per month[1][2]
Website Election Commission of India
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The Chief Election Commissioner 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. 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 vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions.
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