Election Commission

It is known that the Election Commission controls all elections in India. The Election Commission came into existence on January 25, 1950. Its secretariat is located in New Delhi. The Chief Election Commissioner is the head. Apart from him, there are two Election Commissioners. They are appointed by the President. The term of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners is six years. Each state has a separate Chief Electoral Officer. In addition, there are officers such as the District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer, and Returning Officer to control the conduct of elections in each district and constituency. The Central Election Commission supervises the elections of the President, Vice President, members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and members of the state legislatures. The members of the Election Commission have a position and salary equivalent to that of a Supreme Court judge.

UPSC/PSC Questions

1. To whom do candidates file their nomination papers - Returning Officer

2. The officer in charge of a polling booth - Presiding Officer

3. From whom did the idea of ​​Indian parliamentary system including elections come - Britain

4. What are the major elections conducted by the Election Commission of India - President, Vice President, Lok Sabha members, Rajya Sabha members, State Legislative Assembly members

5. What is Article 324 of the Constitution related to - Election Commission

6. Election Commissioner in India is appointed - President

7. First Election Commissioner of India - Sukumar Sen

8. Who issues the notification of the Vice Presidential election - Election Commission

9. Kerala-born Election Commissioner of India - T.N. Seshan (his birthplace is Palakkad)

10. Elections that have won the Ramon Magsaysay Award Commissioner - T.N. Seshan

11. Who issues the notification of general elections in the state - Election Commissioner

12. Who publishes the voters' list - Election Commission

13. Official term of the Election Commissioner - Six years or 65 years

14. Who allocates election symbols to political parties - Election Commission

15. Procedure for removal of the Election Commissioner - Impeachment

16. Official place of the Election Commissioner of India - Nirvachan Sadan

17. Who issues the notification of the Presidential election - Election Commission

18. The only woman who was the Election Commissioner of India - V.S. Ramadevi

19. The shortest period of time for the Election Commissioner was - V.S. Ramadevi

20. Which constitutional institution was given leadership by T.N. What made Seshan famous - Election Commission

21. The Central Election Commission came into existence - January 25, 1950

22. National Voters' Day is observed on - January 25 (since 2011)

23. Who issues the notification for Lok Sabha elections - Election Commission

24. Who issues the notification for Rajya Sabha elections - Election Commission

25. Who provides registration to political parties - Election Commission

26. Who prescribes the code of conduct for political parties - Election Commission

27. Who determines the limit of the amount that can be spent on election campaigns - Election Commission

28. The branch of political science that scientifically analyzes elections - Cephology

29. Known as the father of Indian Cephology - Prannoy Roy

30. Lok Sabha and Advises the President on the disqualification of members of the Rajya Sabha and the Assembly - Election Commission

31. Preparation of electoral rolls for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections - Electoral Registration Officer

32. Resolving disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President - Supreme Court

33. Resolving disputes regarding the election of MLAs and MPs - High Court

34. The first voter in independent India - Shyam Sharan Negi

35. Year in which the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 - 1989

36. Constitutional amendment to reduce the voting age to 18 - 61st Amendment (1988)

37. Prime Minister who reduced the voting age to 18 - Rajiv Gandhi

38. On what basis are elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly held - Universal Adult Suffrage

39. Universal Adult Constitutional provision that provides for voting rights - Article 326

40. Place of first general election in India - Chini taluk (Himachal Pradesh)

41. Number of seats elected in first Lok Sabha - 489

42. Party that came to power after first Lok Sabha election - Congress

43. Number of seats won by Congress in first Lok Sabha election - 364

44. Panchayat elections are supervised by - State Election Commission

45. State Election Commissioner is appointed by - Governor

46. Procedure for removal of State Election Commissioner - Impeachment (same procedure as removal of High Court Judge)

47. Term of office of State Election Commissioner - Five years or 65 years

48. Maximum number of constituencies a candidate can contest from - Two

49. How many hours before the polling day the campaigning should end - 48 hours