election

COMMISSION OF
INDIA
ABOUT
1 Independent and permanent body
direct free and fair elections
quasi- judical body
one chief election commisioner and 2 other
election commissioners
constitution of india provides separate state
election comissioner

2 ARTICLES & PARTS

Art 324 to 329 A
part xv-15
electoral system adapted from UK
Headquarters- NEW DELHI

CHIEF ELECTION
3 COMMISSIONER
appointed by-president
period-6 years
Age-65 yrs
salary and status-same of supremr court judges
removed by prescribed supreme court judges
1st chief election commissioner-sukumar 1950
23 rd chief election commissioner-Sunil Arora
2019
Ramadevi was the first woman to
become Chief Election Commissioner of India

4 2 OTHER ELECTION
COMMISSIONER
same as chief election commissioner
Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra 2019
removed by president recommendation of
chief election commissoner

5 DO YOU KNOW?
Ancient india election-in chola period 10 th
century-gramsabha election(kudavolai system)-
location: sathuragiri inscription
,vaikundaperumal kovil,uthiramerur,
kanchipuram district
British period election-For british india 1882 by
lord rippon,For tamilnadu -madras local board
act -1884.

VOTING AGE IN INDIA

6 18 age to vote

reference :tn old and new books, arihant, lucent books

 VVPAT-VOTER
VERIFIED PAPER
AUDIT TRAIL

purpose of VVPAT:
credibility and
transparency

INDIA ,VVPAT
first introduced in 2014
general election
When the voter casts the vote
on the EVM, printer-like VVPAT
apparatus linked to the EVM
generates a slip showing serial
number, name and symbol of
the candidate to whom the vote
was made. With this slip, the
voter can verify his casted vote.
The Union Government issued a
notification in August 2013
amending the Conduct of
Election Rules, 1961, to enable
the Commission to use VVPAT
With Electronic Voting Machines.
Reference: Tn old and new
books and internet sources
NOTA

Not willing to elect the canditate

INDIA,NOTA first introduced in 2014

general election

INDIA is 14th country introduced NOTA

in the world

NOTA-NONE OF THE
ABOVE
49-O rule in 1961

REFERENCE: TN OLD AND NEW BOOKS

 TYPES OF
ELECTIONS IN
INDIA

DIRECT
ELECTION
2 TYPES
DIRECT
ELECTION LOK SABHA- MP
INDIRECT STATE LEGISLATIVE-MLA
LOCAL GOVERNING-
ELECTION COUNCILLOR

INDIRECT advantage
ELECTION of indirect
PRESIDENT OFFICE -BOTH HOUSE
election
OF PARLIAMENT(MLA IN ALL inexpensive
STATES AND UTs) This type of election suited for
large countries.

disadvantage of indirect
election
possibility of corruption,bribery,horse trading and unfair
activities

Reference: tn books
 Important ARTICLES
related to election
commission
Art 324[1]-power,direction & control of
all election

Art 324[2]-president can determine No

of election commissioners

Art 324[4]-Regional election

commissioner appointed by president
consult with election commissioners

Art 329-election to parliament or state

legislature of a state can be called for
question ony by an election petition in
high court,appeal to supreme court

Art 71-exclusive forum to election of

president and vice president

Art 243ZG&234O-supreme court didn't

interfere during election time only this
article is applicable

Reference :tn books, Lucent, arihant, internet sources