Question

"Very few election commissions in the world have such wide-ranging powers as the Election Commission of India." State any 2

Answer 1

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We can say that very few election commission in the world have search why ranging powers as the election commission of India because-

• India is the largest democratic country in the world and that's why the democratic political ecosystem is also the largest political ecosystem of the world which is totally controlled by the election commission of our country.

• There are different types of elections of different tiers of our governing system which all are organised by the election commission of our country.

For the above mentioned reason we can easily say that the election commission of our India has a wide range of controlling power.

Answer 2

Articles 324-329 of the Constitution of India deals with the wide-ranging powers of the election commission.

1. The commission possesses wide-ranging administrative autonomy. It controls, conducts, and successfully supervise elections at both the central and state level. (Art. 324).

2. It, furthermore, prepares electoral rolls based on universal adult franchise (Art. 325 and 326) and defines the territorial boundaries of electoral constituencies.

3. It has extensive advisory powers as it advises the President or the Governor regarding disqualification of candidates based on electoral malpractice/misconduct.

4. The commission allots election symbols to various political parties/candidates.

5. Finally, when the situation arises, it acts as a semi-judicial body to settle disputes based on recognition of political parties or election symbols allotted to candidates.