Election

Sunil Arora was appointed as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India.

Local body elections are conducted by the state election commission.

• Election Commission of India superintendents, direct and controls the entire process of conducting elections to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the offices of President and Vice- President of India
• It prepares electoral rolls, and issues Electronic Photo Identity Card (EPIC).

Article 324 of the Constitution, mandates the Election Commission to hold elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures. An Election Commission has been constituted under this article. It is a permanent and independent body. The commission is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for the elections to the Parliament, State Legislatures, and to the offices of President and Vice President, besides superintendence, direction and control of the conduct of elections.

Election Commission of India consists of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. For the first time two additional Election Commissioners were appointed on 16th October 1989 but they served only for a short period till 1st January 1990. Later, on 1st October 1993 two additional Election Commissioners were appointed.

The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

VVPAT is a machine that is used in elections to verify that the citizen's vote has been correctly placed. VVPAT means Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.

By the 61st Amendment Act, 1989, by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, the voting age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years. The President of India then was R. Venkataraman (July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992) and the Prime Minister was Rajiv Gandhi.

Election Commission implements the Model Code of conduct for elections in India.

• Election Commission is a permanent body of India.
• Model Code of Conduct is a set of instructions that should be followed by political parties contesting elections and candidates in the fray.
• It consist a set of instructions and guidelines on meetings, general conduct, campaigning, etc. during elections.
• It remains effective until the completion of the entire process of elections.