what is the role of independent Election Commission in maintaining the free and fair election
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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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ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛᴏɴᴏᴍᴏᴜs ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴀᴛ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴋ sᴀʙʜᴀ, ʀᴀᴊʏᴀ sᴀʙʜᴀ, sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟɪᴇs, sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.[2] [3] ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴇʀ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ 324,[4] ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʙsᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴇɴᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ.[5] ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴀᴡs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴsᴜғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪsɪᴏɴs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛʏ, ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀᴜᴛᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ’s ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴊᴜᴅɪᴄɪᴀʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴛᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ.