Election Commission of India

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The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering and supervising elections to the Parliament, state legislatures, and the offices of the President and Vice President in India.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
election commission
abbreviation ECI
allocates election symbols to political parties and candidates
appointmentBy President of India
canAdvise Governor of a state on disqualification of Members of Legislative Assembly
President of India on disqualification of Members of Parliament
canRecognize national political parties in India
state political parties in India
composition Chief Election Commissioner of India
Election Commissioner of India
conducts by-elections to Parliament and state legislatures
constitutionalArticle Article 324 of the Constitution of India
country India
ensures universal adult suffrage implementation in elections
establishedBy Constitution of India
formationDate 25 January 1950
formedOn 1950-01-25
hasAuthorityOver Union territories elections in India
hasHeadquartersLocation New Delhi
hasMotto Nothing can stop us from making our elections free and fair (paraphrased guiding principle)
hasSeal Emblem of India
headquartersAddress Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi
isAutonomous true
isConstitutionalAuthority true
isPartOf electoral system of India
issues Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
jurisdiction Republic of India
languageOfWork English
Hindi
maintains electoral rolls in India
maximumNumberOfMembers 3
monitors election expenditure of candidates and parties
observedAs National Voters' Day (foundation day)
oversees Election laws implementation in India
Model Code of Conduct during elections
parentLegalFramework Representation of the People Act, 1950
Representation of the People Act, 1951
reportsTo President of India
responsibleFor election of the President of India
election of the Vice President of India
elections to state legislative assemblies
elections to state legislative councils
elections to the Lok Sabha
elections to the Rajya Sabha
superintendence, direction and control of elections in India
supervises conduct of free and fair elections in India
type independent constitutional authority
website https://eci.gov.in


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