 except in like manner an don the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and that any other Election Commissioner shall not be removed except on the recommendations of the Chief Election Commissioner. In regard to the preparation and maintenance of the electoral rolls of a constituency, the permanent machinery consists of the Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Electoral Registration Officer of the constituency.
For each Parliamentary or Assembly constituency, a Returning officer is appointed by the Election Commission. He has to be an officer of the Government. The actual poll is conducted by a large number of Presiding and Polling Officers. For every polling station, a Presiding Officer and a few Polling Officers are appointed in respect of each separate election, for Parliament as well as for Assembly.