Give the description of Roles played by the commission in electional work in India.
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1)The Election Commission of India is an independent and a powerful body.
2)It has power to implement code of conduct and punish any party who violates it.
3)Government offcials on election duty, work under its control.
4)Election commission can order government to follow some guidelines to prevent undue misuse of governmental powers during elections.
5)In this way the Election Commission of India regulate campaigns of political parties and candidates to ensure fair and equal chances to compete in the elections.
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The Key Functions of the Election Commission Of India are as under :-
The Election Commission Of India is considered the guardian of free and reasonable elections.
It issues the Model Code Of Conduct in every election for political parties and candidates , so that the decorum 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 actual reports to the ECI for getting tax benefits on contributions.
It guarantees that all the political parties regularly submit their audited financial reports.
Other Powers handled by the Election Commission Of India are as follows:-
The commission can repress the results of opinion polls if it deems such an action fit for the cause of democracy.
The commission can recommend for disqualification of members after the elections if it thinks they have violated certain guidelines.
In case , a candidate is found guilty of dishonest practices during the elections , the supreme court and High Courts consult the commission.
The commission can postpone candidates who fail to submit their election expenses accounts timely.