Election Commission of India is a Constitutional Body made under Article 324 of the Constitution of India. It was set up on 25th January 1950. The Constitution accommodated the Election Commission to be either a solitary part or a multi-part body, contingent on the prerequisites every once in a while. The principal Chief Election Commissioner was delegated on 21st March 1950. Since its creation, the Commission was the single part body with the exception of a brief period from sixteenth October 1989 to first January 1990 when it was changed over into a three-part body. In this manner, since first October 1993, the Commission has been a three-part body, comprising of the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. Race Commission of India conducts decisions to the workplaces of President and Vice President of India, the two Houses of Parliament {Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha}, State Legislative Assemblies and State Legislative Councils.

The race apparatus is going by Chief Electoral Officer at the State/UT level, and by District Election Officer at the District level. Appointive Registration Officers and Returning Officers release their obligations gave in the law at the voting demographic level. Amid races, an extensive number of focal and state government authorities are sent to work for the race on obligations identified with surveying/security/decision perception and so on. Every such individual is regarded to be on assignment to the Commission and is liable to its control, supervision, and order.

The President names Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. They have residency of multi-year, or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is prior. They appreciate indistinguishable status from the judges of the Supreme Court of India. The Chief Election Commissioner can be expelled from office just through prosecution by Parliament. Race Commissioners including the Chief Election Commissioner have broken even with a say in the basic leadership of the Commission.

 

Present Commission

Name

Designation

Dr. Nasim Zaidi

Chief Election Commissioner

Shri A.K. Joti

Election Commissioner

Shri O.P. Rawat

Election Commissioner

 

Former Chief Election Commissioners

S.No.

Name

Period

1

Shri Sukumar Sen

21 March, 1950 to 19  December, 1958

2

Shri K.V.K. Sundaram

20 December, 1958 to 30 September, 1967

3

Shri S.P. Sen Verma

1 October, 1967 to 30 September, 1972

4

Dr. Nagendra Singh

1 October, 1972 to 6 February, 1973

5

Shri T. Swaminathan

7 February, 1973 to 17 June, 1977

6

Shri S.L. Shakdhar

18 June, 1977 to 17 June 1982

7

Shri R.K. Trivedi

18 June, 1982 to 31 December, 1985

8

Shri R.V.S. Peri Sastri

1 January, 1986 to 25 November, 1990

9

Smt. V.S. Ramadevi

26 November, 1990 to 11 December, 1990

10

Shri T.N. Seshan

12 December,1990 to 11 December, 1996

11

Dr. M.S. Gill

12 December, 1996 to 13 June, 2001

12

Shri J.M. Lyngdoh

14 June, 2001 to 7 February, 2004

13

Shri T.S. Krishna Murthy

8 February, 2004 to 15 May, 2005

14

Shri B.B. Tandon

16 May, 2005 to 29 June, 2006

15

Shri N. Gopalaswami

30 June, 2006 to 20 April, 2009

16

Shri Navin B. Chawla

21 April, 2009 to 29 July, 2010

17

Dr. S.Y. Quraishi

30 July, 2010 to 10 June, 2012

18

Shri V.S. Sampath

11 June, 2012 to 15 January, 2015

19

Shri H.S. Brahma

16 January, 2015 to 18 April, 2015

 

Former Election Commissioners

S.No.

Name

Period

1

Shri V.S. Seigell

16 October, 1989 to 2 January, 1990

2

Shri S.S. Dhanoa

16 October, 1989 to 2 January, 1990

3

Dr. G.V.G. Krishnamurty

1 October, 1993 to 30 September, 1999