Election Commission of India

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Supreme Court verdict on ECI appointments (The Indian Express)

Picking Election Commission members is currently the Centre's prerogative. How does the SC ruling change that? What issues did the court take up?

On the issue of funding the EC, the Court left it to the government. The Constitution states that the CEC can be removed in a process similar to a judge — through a majority in both houses of Parliament on grounds of proven incapacity or misbehaviour. The ruling cites past instances of the Court stepping into to fill a gap in the law, including the Vishaka guidelines to curb sexual harassment at workplace, and the interpretation on the process of appointment of judges. A law could not be one to perpetuate what is already permitted namely appointment at the absolute and sole discretion of the Executive,” the court said. The Founding Fathers clearly contemplated a law by Parliament and did not intend the executive exclusively calling the shots in the matter of appointments to the Election Commission. where the Constitution uses the phrase “subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament”.

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Indian Supreme Court delivers major verdict related to Election ... (WION)

Supreme Court of India on Thursday (March 2) said that appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will now be done by President ...

Lok Sabha is the lower house of Parliament of India and its members are elected directly by the people. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph, in a unanimous verdict, held that this norm will continue to hold good till a law on the issue is made by Parliament. Supreme Court of India on Thursday (March 2) said that appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will now be done by President of India on the advise of a committee comprising of the prime minister, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.

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Explainer: Why the SC took away the government's discretion to ... (Scroll.in)

The court said that a panel comprising the prime minister, leader of the Opposition and the chief justice of India will now recommend names for the ...

The court said that Article 324(5) of the Constitution clearly envisaged only protecting the chief election commissioner in the same way as a Supreme Court judge. The court said that it was “mystified” that Goel had applied for voluntary retirement even before his name had been confirmed as election commissioner and in spite of the fact that the Union government was also considering three other names. Regarding the staffing and financing of the Election Commission, the court did not pass any orders, saying it was a policy decision best left to Parliament’s wisdom. If the Parliament then did not want to pass a law regulating the appointment of election commissioners, then the court could not question the wisdom of Parliament, the government maintained. It also said that the commission’s expenditure must directly be charged to the Consolidated Fund of India. Without security, the election commissioners would not be in a position to disagree with the chief commissioner. The tenure and service rules of election commissioners were The petitioners argued that Article 324(2) of the Constitution envisaged that the Parliament would bring a law about appointing election commissioners. However, as soon as the court started to hear the matter, the post that had been vacant for six months was filled in a day. The court was hearing four petitions that challenged several aspects related to the process of appointment election commissioners. The only way to remove chief election commissioners is via an impeachment process similar to that of Supreme Court judges, and their terms of service cannot be changed to their disadvantage after their appointment. Since the Election Commission was responsible for these issues, it was necessary that its members be appointed independently.

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Tripura Election Result 2023 Live Updates: First leads show BJP ... (Financial Express)

Tripura Assembly Election Result 2023 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party maintains its lead in early trends that began to come in for the results of ...

The BJP contested the elections on 55 assembly seats, its ally IPFT fielded candidates in six constituencies, while there is a friendly fight in one seat. The CPI(M)-led Left Front emerged victorious in 16 seats, while the Congress drew a blank. The Tipra Motha party, which made its debut in the 2023 Tripura election, is leading in six seats. The BJP-led alliance was seen leading on 26 seats in the 60-seat Assembly, first trends showed on Thursday. In the 2018 assembly elections, the BJP won 36 seats, while its ally IPFT bagged 18 constituencies. Tripura Election Results 2023, Check Live Counting: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintains its lead in early trends that began to come in for the results of the intensely contested Tripura Elections 2023.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court calls for committee including PM, Chief ... (barandbench.com)

Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President on the advice of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha ...

Justice Joseph had said that Article 326 of the Constitution gives citizens the right to vote, and it He further opined that it was desirable that grounds of removal of other election commissioners shall be same as the Chief. A law cannot be perpetuation of what is existing, of the executive having the absolute say in appointments. A person in state of obligation to the State cannot have an independent frame of mind. Election Commissioners have to be kept free from executive interference." "An Election Comission that does not guarantee rule of law is against democracy.

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ECI Tripura Election Results 2023: Check Live Counting on Election ... (Times Now)

The exit polls predicted that BJP will win Tripura election 2023. According to Times Now-ETG Research exit poll, the saffron party is projected to bag 21-27 ...

You can check the Tripura election results Live Counting on Election Commission of India Website. [Tripura](/topic/tripura)Election Results 2023 Live on www.eciresults.nic.in, eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in. [ECI Tripura Election Results 2023: Check Live Counting on Election Commission of India Website eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in](#) Election Commission of India (ECI) Tripura Election Results 2023 Live on eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in: The poll panel will declare the Tripura results today. [Latest News](/latest-news) ECI Tripura Election Results 2023: Check Live Counting on Election Commission of India Website eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in

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Poll Body "Has To Be Independent": 5 Facts From Supreme Court's ... (NDTV)

Holding that the independence of the Election Commission was paramount, the Supreme Court today delivered a landmark order on the process to appoint the ...

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Breaking: Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election ... (Live Law)

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has ordered that Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee ...

He argued that the same would be in the teeth of the concept of democracy. [had sought files related](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-asks-centre-to-produce-files-related-to-appointment-of-arun-goel-as-election-commissioner-214837) to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, former bureaucrat, as the Election Commissioner. Bhushan, who pointed out that the present Election Commissioner was a sitting Secretary in the Government and was given a Voluntary from service and appointed as EC within two days, the Bench Bhushan that the Law Commission had recommended to have a selection committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India. He argued that an original provision of the Constitution cannot be struck down by a Court, it can only enhance the scope of the provision. He suggested that since the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition are connected to political parties, the Court can consider constituting a neutral body. He submitted that financial independence is not enough to ensure overall independence of the institution. [contended](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/neutral-body-to-appoint-election-commissioners-how-do-we-get-somebody-who-is-above-politics-supreme-court-constitution-bench-commences-hearing-214401?infinitescroll=1) that there is no law to regulate the appointment of Election Commissioners. [questioned the Union Government ](https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-asks-centre-to-produce-files-related-to-appointment-of-arun-goel-as-election-commissioner-214837)for clearing the appointment of Arun Goel as one of the Election Commissioners at a "lightning speed" when the hearing was underway. "Democracy is inexplicably intertwined with power to the people...Democracy facilitates the peaceful revolution in the hands of a common man if held in a free and fair manner." The bench noted that several political parties came into power, however, none of them framed a law/ process for appointment of Election Commission. "Any process that seeks to improve the election process before this Court must be considered," it said.

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Tripura election: How to track accurate vote counting updates on ECI ... (Hindustan Times)

Tripura assembly election 2023: The BJP-IPFT alliance is projected to retain power in the state. Exit polls have, however, gone wrong on several instances ...

[Latest India News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news)along with [Latest News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/latest-news)and [Top Headlines](https://www.hindustantimes.com/)from India and around the world. News channels, too, will provide live coverage from counting stations; you can get live updates from [hindustantimes.com](https://www.hindustantimes.com/) as well. [exit polls](https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/tripura-assembly-election/tripura-exit-polls-2023-bjp-likely-to-get-2nd-term-tipra-motha-to-make-a-mark-101677505143960.html) have projected that the BJP-IPFT alliance will retain the state, five years after coming to power here for the first time. [nine states](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/have-to-win-all-9-states-going-to-polls-nadda-at-bjp-national-executive-meet-101673880200643.html) that will go to polls before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. [Click here for live coverage on Tripura assembly election 2023](https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/tripura-assembly-election) Exit polls have, however, gone wrong on several instances in the past.

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SC to pronounce order on pleas seeking reform in appointment ... (ANI News)

A Supreme Court Constitution Bench will pronounce its order on various petitions seeking reform in the process for the appointment of members of the ...

On a previous hearing, the bench had stressed on "fair and transparent mechanism" so that the "best man" is appointed as the CEC. Perusing the file, the top court asked how the Ministry of Law and Justice shortlisted four names for the appointment of Election Commissioner. The court had perused the original files brought by the Centre on Goel's appointment as Election Commissioner.

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Tripura Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BJP+ crosses halfway ... (India Today)

The counting of votes for polling to the 60 assembly constituencies in Tripura will begin at 8 am on Thursday. Preparations have been completed for five to ...

However, the BJP alliance has a 13 per cent vote share edge over their main opponent, the Left-Congress alliance in the state. On February 24, Tripura Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Gitte conducted review meetings in South Tripura, Gomati and Sepahijala districts. Mar 2, 2023 11:37 IST Mar 2, 2023 12:03 IST Mar 2, 2023 12:14 IST Tripura Election Result 2023: The counting of votes for polling to the 60 assembly constituencies in Tripura began at 8 am on Thursday.

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PM, LoP, CJI's panel to select Chief Election Commissioner ... (Hindustan Times)

The panel of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, and Chief Justice of India will select the Chief Election Commissioner and Elections ...

Justices Joseph and Rastogi read out their separate but concurring judgments, declaring that the independence of ECI requires a collegium with the participation of the CJI. The rules for such appointments are also silent on the qualification of a candidate. Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the President is empowered to appoint the CEC and ECs. Presently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is a three-member body, with a CEC and two ECs. The Supreme Court judgment on the selection of CEC and ECs bring it on par with the appointment of the CBI chief, who is also selected through the same composition of the collegium. The bench also comprised justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and CT Ravikumar.

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SC orders panel comprising PM, LoP, CJI for selection of election ... (The Siasat Daily)

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a panel comprising the prime minister, leader of opposition (LoP), Chief Justice of India (CJI) for.

The top court emphasised that the Election Commission is duty bound to act in a fair and legal manner and to abide by the provisions of the Constitution. The top court’s judgment came on a batch of petitions recommending reform in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice K.M.

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How are the CEC and ECs appointed, and what has the Supreme ... (The Indian Express)

CJI DY Chandrachud, PM Narendra Modi and LoP from Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge. A committee consisting of the Chief Justice of India (left), the Prime Minister ...

Also, the government brought an Ordinance to amend the EC Act, and made the CEC and the ECs equal by giving all three the status of a Supreme Court judge, retiring at the age of 65 years. So on October 7, 1989, President R Venkataraman, in the exercise of his powers under Article 324(2), issued a notification creating two positions in the Election Commission in addition to that of the CEC. The Election Commission was expanded just ahead of the elections to the ninth This law essentially governs the conditions of service of the CEC and ECs. The Constitution does not lay down a specific legislative process for the appointment of the CEC and ECs. The public interest petitions sought a law governing the appointment of the CEC and ECs.

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SC, which rejected NJAC for appointment of judges, orders a similar ... (OpIndia)

SC, which rejected NJAC for appointment of judges, orders a similar system for Election Commission appointments · Appointment of an Election Commissioner shall ...

Once elected, it is not easy to remove the CEC from its post as two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha must be present to vote against him/her. It is interesting to see that the apex court ordered the government to make “necessary changes” to ensure ECI becomes “truly independent”, suggesting ECI, to date, was not working independently. The Court added that the orders would remain in place until the Parliament makes a law. The Court said, “There cannot be any doubt that the ECI is to perform the arduous task of remaining aloof from all forms of subjugation by interference by an executive. The Court emphasised that the EC must act within the Constitutional framework and the laws and cannot transgress either mandate and still claim to be independent. On March 2, the Supreme Court of India ordered a new format for appointing Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.

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President to appoint CEC, ECs on advise of committee comprising ... (The Hindu)

The Constitution Bench also made a fervent appeal to the Parliament and the Union of India to constitute a separate and independent secretariat for dealing ...

The five-judge Bench led by Justice K.M. The Constitution Bench also made a fervent appeal to the Parliament and the Union of India to constitute a separate and independent secretariat for dealing with the expenditure of the Election Commission of India to cut it from any financial obligation to the government. A High Powered Committee of the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha or the leader of the single largest party, and the Chief Justice of India will advise the President in the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court said in its verdict on petitions seeking an “

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India's top court overhauls election commissioner appointment in ... (Reuters)

India's top court on Thursday ordered the setting up of a bipartisan panel that will include the prime minister and the chief justice to select the ...

Good for the perception of neutrality of the Election Commission." Joseph, delivering the order of a constitution bench that heard several petitions calling for an independent committee to appoint election commissioners. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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ECI Selection Process: भारत में कैसे चुने जाते हैं चुनाव आयुक्त और कौन ... (अमर उजाला)

ECI Selection Process: देश में चुनाव कराने का काम भारत निर्वाचन आयोग यानी चुनाव आयोग (Election Commission of ...

[Hindi News](https://www.amarujala.com/) वेबसाइट अमर उजाला पर पढ़ें [शिक्षा समाचार](https://www.amarujala.com/education) आदि से संबंधित ब्रेकिंग अपडेट। तो आइए जानते हैं पूरी प्रक्रिया ... दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतांत्रिक देश के तौर पर भारत की राजनीतिक व्यवस्था हमेशा इलेक्शन मोड में रहती है। देश में चुनाव कराने का काम भारत निर्वाचन आयोग यानी चुनाव आयोग (Election Commission of India) करता है। भारतीय संविधान के तहत संसद और प्रत्येक राज्य के विधान सभा और विधान मंडल तथा राष्ट्रपति और उप राष्ट्रपति के पदों के निर्वाचन यानी चुनाव के संचालन की पूरी प्रक्रिया का संचालन और नियंत्रण भारत निर्वाचन आयोग को सौंपा गया है। आयोग का अपना अलग सचिवालय है जिसमें लगभग 300 अधिकारी और कर्मचारी रूप से कार्य करते हैं। लेकिन बड़ा सवाल यह है कि मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त (CEC), निर्वाचन आयुक्तों और इन सभी का चयन और नियुक्ति कौन करता है?

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Leaders welcome SC ruling on appointment of CEC, ECs (Hindustan Times)

The Supreme Courth as ruled that a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition (LoP), and the Chief Justice of India (CJI) shall appoint ...

The Supreme Court calls for committees including the PM, Chief Justice of India, and Leader of Opposition to appoint Election Commissioners. Presently, the ECI is a three-member body, with a CEC and two ECs. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)’s Saleem Sarang said, “A ray of hope for a righteous Election Commission?

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Collegium for Appointing Election Commissioners: What Next? (The Wire)

ECI has plenipotentiary powers drawn from Article 324 of the Constitution of India to conduct free and fair elections. In addition, Supreme Court has ruled: “ ...

Only these measures can provide a level playing field, usher in integrity and restore confidence in the umpire, which is the essence of free and fair elections. In a series of cases, the apex court has observed that fair and free elections is a basic feature of the Constitution. Some former CECs have been flagging the issue of appointment of ECs as key to the independence of ECI. Such is the status, role and power of the ECI. It must be noted that the ECI is not a subordinate entity of the government, but an independent constitutional authority. This flawed process of appointment has cast a shadow over the perception of the independence and fairness of the ECI. They enjoy the same status and receive salary and perks as available to judges of the Supreme Court of India. The avowed purpose of the ECI is to conduct free and fair election with expedition. This poses a serious danger to the fairness and integrity of not only the elections, but democracy itself. The Commission (disclosure: the writer is the coordinator) has dealt with the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) before, during and after elections and came out with detailed findings. This order has decreed that the appointments should be made by the president of India based on advice from a committee comprising the prime minister, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and the chief justice of India. The case of one dissenting EC, who was sidelined and then eased out, has caused irretrievable damage to the ECI’s independence and integrity.

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Assembly Election LIVE: BJP wins Tripura and Nagaland, joins ... (Livemint)

Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Elections Live Updates: Nagaland and Meghalaya underwent state assembly elections on 27 February, whereas, Tripura voted for a ...

To ensure peaceful vote counting in the state, security has been beefed up in all three states. You can get important and live updates on the counting of votes here. The security at all EVM strong rooms has been strengthened with up to three layers of security in place. The counting of votes of 60 assembly constituencies shall be held in 21 counting locations across the state on March 2. I thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh and all party workers," Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha told ANI. Mawrie recently said that if BJP comes to power in Meghalaya, they would not impose any restrictions on the people consuming beef. The Election Commission of India announced that the NDPP-BJP alliance has won 33 seats in Nagaland. The people of Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya have blessed BJP. "We are committed to the empowerment of women. Thanking people of Nagaland, he said that the double-engine government will keep working for the state's progress. A total of 352 candidates contested 59 seats each in the two northeastern states, ie Nagaland and Meghalaya. However, the party is also contemplating the next steps if it falls short of a majority in Tripura.

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ECI Meghalaya Election Results 2023: Check Live Counting on ... (Times Now)

There were 21.6 lakh electors in Meghalaya, out of which a total of 85.25 per cent of the cast their votes in the Meghalaya Assembly election 2023.

[Meghalaya election](/topic/meghalaya-election)results Live Counting on Election Commission of India Website. Understanding The Election Results The Newshour Agenda [Meghalaya Election Results](/topic/meghalaya-election-results)2023 Live on www.eciresults.nic.in, eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in. The EC will be declaring the [Meghalaya Election 2023](/topic/meghalaya-election-2023)Results today. Election Commission of India (ECI) Meghalaya Election Results 2023 Live on eci.gov.in, results.eci.gov.in: The poll panel will declare the Meghalaya Election 2023 Results today.

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Supreme Court's decision on CEC, ECs appointment is 'historic ... (Livemint)

The Election Commissioner of India and the Election Commissioners till date were appointed by the Ruling party at the Centre, however, the Supreme Court's ...

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Election Commission Needs Permanent Secretariat, Expenses ... (Live Law)

The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered today, made a fervent appeal to the Union of India/Parliament to consider bringing in the necessary changes so ...

This norm will continue to hold good till a law is made by the Parliament - As regards the relief relating to putting in place a permanent Secretariat for the Election Commission of India and charging its expenditure to the Consolidated Fund of India is concerned, the Court makes a fervent appeal that the Union of India/Parliament may consider bringing in the necessary changes so that the Election Commission of India becomes truly independent We would only make an appeal on the basis that there is an urgent need to provide for a permanent Secretariat and also to provide that the expenditure be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and it is for the Union of India to seriously consider bringing in the much-needed changes. However, the Court said that it is a matter of policy and refrained from passing any categorical directions in that regard.

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