powers and functions of the election commission of india
Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.[2][3] The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324,[4] and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.[5] The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional authority, Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the countryâ€™s higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
T. N. Seshan Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan known as T. N. Seshan is a retired 1955 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, best remembered as the man who cleaned up elections in India.[1][2] He was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990â€“96), who reformed elections by largely ending its malpractices in the country.[3] and redefined the status and visibility of the Election Commission of India.[4][5] An Indian Administrative Service officer, he earlier served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996.[6]