744. What is the nature of the Election Commission, and what is its primary function?
745. Which Article of the Constitution vests the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections in the Election Commission?
746. What elections fall under the Election Commission’s power of superintendence, direction, and control?
747. Is the Election Commission an All-India body?
748. Is the Election Commission concerned with elections to panchayats and municipalities in the states?
749. What body is responsible for elections to panchayats and municipalities?
750. What is the composition of the Election Commission as per Article 324?
751. Who makes the appointment of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners?
752. Who acts as the chairman of the Election Commission when other election commissioners are appointed?
753. What is the role of regional commissioners in assisting the Election Commission?
754. Who determines the conditions of service and tenure of office of the election commissioners and regional commissioners?
755. How did the Election Commission function from its inception in 1950 until October 15, 1989?
756. What change occurred in the Election Commission’s composition on October 16, 1989, and why?
757. What happened to the two posts of election commissioners in January 1990?
758. When were two more election commissioners again appointed, and what has been the composition since then?
759. What does the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 state about the powers and remuneration of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners?
760. How are differences of opinion decided among the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners?
761. What is the term of office for the election commissioners?
762. How can election commissioners resign?
763. How is the Chief Election Commissioner provided with security of tenure?
764. What are the grounds for removal of the Chief Election Commissioner by the President?
765. Do the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners hold office at the pleasure of the President?
her disadvantage after appointment?
767. How can any other election commissioner or a regional commissioner be removed from office?
768. What are the flaws noted in the Constitution regarding the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission?
769. What did the Supreme Court direct in the Anoop Baranwal case (2023) regarding the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners?
770. What is the composition of the three-member committee for appointing election commissioners, as directed by the Supreme Court in the Anoop Baranwal case?
771. What did the Supreme Court direct regarding the grounds for removal of other Election Commissioners in the Anoop Baranwal case?
772. What did the Supreme Court direct regarding the conditions of service of other Election Commissioners in the Anoop Baranwal case?
773. When will the Supreme Court’s directions regarding election commissioner appointments and conditions be in effect?
774. Into what three categories can the powers and functions of the Election Commission be classified?
775. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding the territorial areas of electoral constituencies?
776. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding electoral rolls and voters?
777. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding election dates and nomination papers?
778. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding political parties and election symbols?
779. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding disputes related to political parties and election symbols?
780. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding officers for enquiring into electoral arrangements?
781. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding the code of conduct?
782. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding publicity of political parties’ policies?
783. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding disqualifications of Members of Parliament?
784. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding disqualifications of members of state legislature?
785. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding cancellation of polls?
786. What can the Election Commission request from the President or governor?
787. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding the machinery of elections?
788. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding President’s rule and elections in a state?
789. What is the Election Commission’s function regarding political parties’ registration and status?
790. Who assists the Election Commission?
791. How are deputy election commissioners appointed?
792. Who assists the deputy election commissioners?
793. Who assists the Election Commission at the state level?
794. Who appoints the chief electoral officer at the state level?
795. Who acts as the district returning officer at the district level?
796. Who appoints the returning officer and presiding officer at the constituency and polling booth levels?
797. What is the vision of the Election Commission of India?
798. What is the mission of the Election Commission of India?
799. What are the guiding principles of the Election Commission for good governance?