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Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023

The Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023

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This national law regulates the appointment, qualifications, term limits, and working conditions of India’s Chief Election Commissioner and other members of the Election Commission. It establishes a search committee and a selection committee led by the Prime Minister to choose these officials. The Act applies directly to these top electoral officials, capping their tenure at six years or age sixty-five and equating their salary to Supreme Court judges. This legislation matters because the commission oversees India’s entire democratic voting process, and these rules directly influence the independence, impartiality, and public credibility of national elections.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND OTHER ELECTION COMMISSIONERS →

  1. 3Election Commission.
  2. 4Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.
  3. 5Qualifications of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.
  4. 6Search Committee.
  5. 7Selection Committee.
  6. 8Power of Selection Committee to regulate its own procedure.
  7. 9Term of office.

Chapter III SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND OTHER ELECTION COMMISSIONERS →

  1. 10Salary, etc.
  2. 11Resignation and removal.
  3. 12Leave.
  4. 13Pension.
  5. 14Right to subscribe to General Provident Fund.
  6. 15Other conditions of service.
  7. 16Protection of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.

Chapter IV TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OF ELECTION COMMISSION →

  1. 17Transaction of business.
  2. 18Disposal of business.

Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 19Power to remove difficulties.
  2. 20Laying.
  3. 21Repeal and saving.

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