Election Commission Of India

Election Commission Of India

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering 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.

The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional

The commission is served by its secretariat located in New Delhi. The Election Commissioners are assisted by Deputy Election Commissioners, who are generally officers. They are further assisted by Directors General, Principal Secretaries, and Secretaries and Under Secretaries.

The Election Commission had tried to bring improvements in election procedures by the introduction of Electronic voting machines or It was thought that these would reduce malpractices and improve efficiency. It was first tried out on an experimental basis in the state of Kerala for the 1982 Legislative Assembly Elections. After a successful testing and the legal inquiries,