A voter list is a detailed record of every person who is registered and eligible to vote. The voter list also includes relevant information used to identify voters and assign them to a specific electoral district and polling station.
Members of Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of India's Parliament are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Elections take place once in 5 years to elect 545 members for the Lok Sabha (Lower house).
Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950.
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.
A by-election, also spelled bye-election, and also known as a special election (United States, the Philippines) or a bypoll (India), is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
- Step 1: Primaries and Caucuses. There are many people who want to be president.
- Step 2: National Conventions. Each party holds a national convention to finalize the selection of one presidential nominee.
- Step 3: General Election.
- Step 4: Electoral College.
It was first introduced in 1993 during the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner T. N. Seshan.
The Commission recommends a careful and full examination of this issue by the Government and the Election Commission of India. 4.17 Since 1971, the number of seats in the Lok-Sabha allocated to different States has been frozen.
Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India. He joins the Election Commission of India with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra. Born on 19thFebruary 1960, Shri Rajeev Kumar is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer.
Sunil Arora is the current 23rd Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners are Rajiv Kumar and Sushil Chandra.
Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairman A-WEB addressing participants of International Virtual Election Visitors Programme 2020 for Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections.
(a) The State Election Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of 4 years and confirmed by a majority of the members elected to the Senate. Until such appointment and confirmation the State Auditor shall serve as the State Election Commissioner without additional compensation.
The Election Commission of India on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that prisoners do not have voting rights under the Representation of People (RP) Act.
Electronic Voting is the standard means of conducting elections using Electronic Voting Machines, sometimes called "EVMs" in India. The use of EVMs and electronic voting was developed and tested by the state-owned Electronics Corporation of India and Bharat Electronics in the 1990s.
India. In India, according to section 62 amendment 5 of the Representation of the People act of 1951 in the Indian Constitution, all prisoners, including released prisoners,and detained prisoners, are disqualified from voting.
The Electronic Voting Machine ( EVM ), the replacement of the ballot box is mainstay in the electoral process. First conceived in 1977 in the Election Commission, the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), Hyderabad was assigned the task to design and develop it.
People working in the union armed forces and state police as well as their wives, and employees working for the Government of India who are officially posted abroad can register for the postal vote, these are also called service voters.
An EVM is designed with two units: the control unit and the balloting unit. These units are joined together by a cable. With the EVM , instead of issuing a ballot paper, the polling officer will press the Ballot Button which enables the voter to cast their vote.
An open ballot system is a voting method in which voters vote openly, in contrast to a secret ballot, where a voter's choices are confidential.
Advantage of using EVMs: It completely eliminates the possibility of casting 'Invalid Votes', which during the paper ballot regime was noticed in large numbers during each election. In fact, in many cases, the number of 'Invalid Votes' exceeded the winning margin, leading to numerous complaints and litigations.
Deputy Election Commissioner
| Name : | Mr. Umesh Sinha |
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| E-Mail: | decsj[@]eci[.]gov[.]in |
| Office No. : | 23052232 |
| Office Fax : | 23052234 |
| P.S. : | Mr Irfanuddin, 23052232 (Office) |
Election Commission of India
- Sunil Arora, IAS, Chief Election Commissioner of India.
- Rajiv Kumar, IAS (Retd.), Election Commissioner of India.
- Sushil Chandra, IRS (IT), Election Commissioner of India.
Former Chief Election Commissioner
| 1. Sukumar Sen 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958 | 2. KVK Sundaram 20 December 1958 to 30 September 1967 |
| 6.SL Shakdhar 18 June 1977 to 17 June 1982 | 7. RK Trivedi 18 June 1982 to 31 December 1985 |
| 11. Dr. MS Gill 12 December 1996 to 13 June 2001 | 12. Mr. J.M. Lyngdoh 14 June 2001 to 7 Feb 2004 |
