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State election commissioner is appointed by Governor. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] To ensure the autonomy of the position the state election commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the grounds and manner specified for judge of High Court .
In the latter half of 2024, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar led a series of state elections with Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand all heading to the polls within months, Kumar's leadership ensured smooth, inclusive, peaceful and impactful electoral processes that resonated across the nation.
The governor appoints the chief minister of a state, [16] the advocate general [19] and the chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission. [20] A state election commissioner is also appointed by the governor (though removed by the president). [21] When requested by the Election Commission or Regional Commissioner, the governor or ...
State Election Commission consists of a State Election Commissioner, who is appointed by the Governor for a fixed tenure of 5 years and cannot be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a High Court. The elections to local self-government institutions, such as panchayats and municipalities, are ...
The Election Commission of India was a single member body till 1989 when two election commissioners were appointed to aid the chief election commissioner. [4] While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process, it gained significant public attention during the tenure of T.N. Seshan , from 1990 to ...
Delhi State Election Commission was formed in accordance with powers of Election Commission of India, which was constituted in year 1950 [1] to supervise state level elections. [2] State election commissioner is appointed by Governor. [3] [4] To ensure the autonomy of the position, the Delhi state election commissioner cannot be removed from ...
Sean Cooksey, a Trump-appointed commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Monday that he would be resigning on President-elect Trump’s first day in office. “I am proud ...
[15] [16] [17] Elections to state assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram were held under his tenure as chief election commissioner. He retired from the post on 1 December 2018 on attaining 65 years of age.