Question

explain the role of the election commission in free and fair elections

Answer 1

The main functions of the Election Commission are as follows:

• The Election Commission of India is considered the custodian of free and fair elections.
• It issues the Model Code of Conduct in every election for political parties and candidates so that the dignity of democracy is maintained.
• It regulates political parties and registers them for being eligible to contest elections.
• It publishes the allowed limits of campaign expenditure per candidate to all the political parties, and also monitors the same.
• The political parties must submit their annual reports to the ECI for getting tax benefit on contributions.
• It ensures that all the political parties regularly submit their audited financial reports.