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what are powers and functions of the election commision in india

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Answered by GeniusShweta
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The Election Commission of India was established in 1950. It is a constitutional body and thus a permanent body too. The main aim to establish such an institution was to ensure the conduct of free and fairelections, an idea, a practice which is the most central idea for a democracy tofunction....


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Answered by Anonymous
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powers of election commission(EC) in India are:-

EC takes decisions on every aspect of conduct and control of elections from the announcement of elections to the declaration of results.
it implements the code of conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it.
during the election period the election commission(EC) can order to follow some guidelines,to prevent use and misuse of govt. power to enhance its chances to win election,or to transfer some govt. officials.
when on election duty,govt officers work under the control of the EC and not the govt.

The functions of Election Commission of India are as follows:

1. Demarcation of Constituencies.

2. Preparation of Electoral Rolls.

3. Recognition of Political parties and allotment of symbols.

4. Scrutiny of nomination papers.

5. Conduct of polls.

6. Scrutiny of election expense of candidates
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