why is the election commission an independent body and how is the independence guarani
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India: The Embodiment of EMB Independence
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is widely regarded as a model of an independent EMB. It may be even more appropriate to describe it as a ‘fiercely independent’ EMB. In 1948–49, the founding fathers of the Indian constitution, while debating the position of the Election Commission in the Constituent Assembly, ensured that the body responsible for conducting elections in independent India was a distinct one, separate from the government of the day, and that it should have ample financial and administrative autonomy to conduct its affairs.
The combination of the well thought-out, broadly worded provisions contained in article 324 of the Indian constitution, a supportive judiciary, an active media and Indian public opinion, and the stature and independent attitude of some of the individuals who have headed the ECI has given it the independence and reputation it enjoys today.