What are the powers of the election commission in india
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The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State 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.
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The Election Commission of India was established in 1950. It is an autonomous constitutional body which oversees the conduct of free and fair elections in the country. It administers control on the election conducted for the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, State Legislative councils, assemblies as well as the President and Vice-President.
The powers of the Election Commission are defined in the following articles of the Indian Constitution:
Article 324: Superintendence, control and direction of national and state-level elections are to be directly handled by the ECI
Article 325: Inclusion and exclusion of names in electoral rolls are based on Indian Citizenship. No citizen of India above the voting age should be excluded from the rolls or included in a special electoral roll based on any criteria such as race, caste, religion or sex.
Article 326: Defines universal adult franchise as the basis for elections to all levels of the elected government.
Article 327: Defines responsibilities of the ECI and parliament for the conduct of national elections.
Article 328: Defines the role and responsibilities of the state legislatures with respect to state-level elections.
Article 329: Prohibits court interference in matters related to elections unless specifically asked to provide their views
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