Chief Election Commissioner of India
The Chief Election Commissioner of India heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice-President. This power of the Election Commission of India is derived from the Article 324 of the Constitution of India. Chief Election Commissioner of India is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service. It is very difficult to remove the authority of the Chief Election Commissioner once appointed by the president, as two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha need to present and vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions.
| Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
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| Election Commission of India | |
| Nominator | Union Council of Ministers |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | 6 years or up to 65 years of age (whichever is prior) |
| Inaugural holder | Sukumar Sen |
| Deputy | Election Commissioners of India Deputy Election Commissioners of India |
| Salary | ₹250,000 (US$3,100) per month |
| Website | Election Commission of India |
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India was among the early countries to use a completely electronic ballot in the parliamentary elections in 2014, which the Election Commission of India implemented across India's large and diverse population with many rural illiterate people.
While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process, it gained significant public attention during the tenure of T.N. Seshan, from 1990 to 1996. Seshan is widely credited with undertaking a zealous effort to end corruption and manipulation in Indian elections.