Question

explain the composition of election commission of India.Explain

Answer 1

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.[2][3] The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324,[4] and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.[5] The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional authority, Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Election Commission of India
Election Commission of India Logo.png
The official logo Election Commission of India
Commission overview
Formed
25 January 1950 (Later celebrated as National Voters Day)
Jurisdiction
India
Headquarters
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi[1]
28.623902°N 77.21140000000003°E
Employees
Around 300[2]
Commission executives
Sunil Arora, IAS, Chief Election Commissioner of India
Ashok Lavasa, IAS, Election Commissioner of India
Vacant, vacant, Election Commissioner of India




It is India's supreme Constitutional authority for conducting elections to Parliament and the state legislatures and also, the offices of the President and Vice-President.

Originally, India only had one Chief Election Commissioner.

Currently, the Election Commission has a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners in charge.

Answer 2

it consists of retired high government officials like retired judges,best IAS officers,IPS officers from other states