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State Election Commissioners are independent persons not holding position or office in any Central or State Government organisations [13] Sri A.Shajahan IAS, is the Chief Election Commissioner of Kerala State Election Commission. [14] His period of service will be 5 years or attaining an age of 65 years whichever is earlier.
The elections for local self-government institutions, such as panchayats and municipalities, are conducted by the Kerala State Election Commission, which is an independent constitutional authority. Panchayat Elections is a term widely used in Kerala , India , for the polls that are held to select the Local Self-government Representatives .
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 ...
State Election Commission consists of Chief Electoral Officer [2] and as many members and staff specified as are required by the Acts of respective State Governments. State Election Commissioners are independent persons not holding position or office in any Central or State Government organisations.
The Election Commission is composed of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other (number determined by the President) additional Election Commissioners (ECs) appointed by the President of India under the provision Article 324 of the Constitution.
He was appointed 18th Cabinet Secretary, the senior-most position in the Indian civil service hierarchy, in 1989 [9] and later served as a member of Planning Commission. [6] [5] He was appointed as the 10th Chief Election Commissioner and served from 12 December 1990 to 11 December 1996.
In the 2020 Kerala local elections held in December, LDF performed strong, including a lead in 11 out of 14 district panchayats in the state. [12] The induction of Kerala Congress (M) gave inroads to LDF in the traditional UDF strongholds of Kottayam district and nearby areas with large number of Syrian Christian voters. [13]
Chief Electoral Officer is a statutory authority created for representing Election Commission of India for conducting elections in states and union territories of India. Constitution of India with introduction of Article 324 made the powers of Chief Electoral Officer(India) independent.