Election commissioner of india 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Soumyabrata Chakraborty, a second-year law student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Last Thursday, March 2nd, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) pronounced its judgment in the case of Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India. The five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice KM Joseph, unanimously held that appointments to the constitutional posts of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners are to be made by the President of India, on the basis of the advice of a three-member committee, comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, i.e. the lower house of the Parliament (or Leader of the largest party in Opposition in the lower house, in absence of a Leader of Opposition), and the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The Court’s judgment came after a number of petitions were filed asking for measures to ensure the independence of the Election Commission (EC) ( Two of the major contentions voiced by the government questioned the jurisdiction of the SCI in hearing the petitions and argued that doing so would be violative of the principles of separation of power. Justice KM Joseph highlighted that the right to vote flows from The two opinions are detailed chronicles of the history of the Election Commission, its powers and functions. Starting from the Constituent Assembly Debates to the post-independenc...

Latest Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Supreme Court's Ruling on Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner The March 2023 Supreme Court verdict on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) and Election Commissioners (EC) has brought a significant change to the process of appointing election commissioners. This is a very important topic for the IAS exam polity and governance segment. Read on to know more about this development. Supreme Court Verdict on ECI Appointments • Two corollary issues that were examined by the Court are whether the process of removal of the two Election Commissioners must be the same as the CEC, and regarding the funding of the Election Commission . • As per the current process, the Law Minister suggests a pool of suitable candidates to the Prime Minister for consideration, and the President of India makes the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister of India. • A public interest litigation was filed in 2015 challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre appointing ECs. • In 2018, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred the case to a larger bench as it required a close examination of Article 324 of the Indian ...

The Election Commission of India January 18 announced the schedule for Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya Assembly polls. Tripura will vote on February 16, Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on February 27, and the counting for all three States will be held on March 2. The term of the three Assemblies is set to end on different dates in March. While Tripura has a BJP government, in Nagaland, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is in power. Meanwhile, National People's Party, the only party from the North-East to have a national party recognition, runs the government in Meghalaya. Also read | Here are the latest updates: 3:39 p.m. Factsheet for Tripura Following is the factsheet for Tripura which is going to the polls on February 16 Total Assembly Seats 60 Current strength 53 BJP - 33 IPFT - 4 CPI(M) 15 Congress - 1 Vacant - 7 Total electors: 28,13,478 Alliance: BJP-IPFT, Congress-CPI(M); TMC and Tripura Motha have till date not announced any alliance with any other parties. -PTI 3:39 p.m. Factsheet for Meghalaya Following is the factsheet for Meghalaya Assembly which is going to the polls on February 27. Total Assembly Seats- 60 Current strength - 42 NPP - 20 UDP - 8 AITC - 8 PDF - 2 BJP - 2 NCP - 1 Independent - 1 Vacant - 18 Prepoll Alliance - None so far Total electors- 21 lakh. -PTI 3:37 p.m. Factsheet for Nagaland Following is the factsheet for Nagaland which is going to the polls on February 27. Total Assembly Seats - 60 Current strength - 59 NDPP - 41 BJP - 12 ...

Assembly election 2023 dates Live Updates: Tripura to vote on February 16; Nagaland, Meghalaya to vote on February 27 Assembly election 2023 dates live updates: The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule of assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Voting for assembly elections in Tripura to be held on February 16 & in Nagaland & Meghalaya on February 27. The results to be declared on March 2. The term of legislative assemblies of three states - Nagaland, Meghalaya & Tripura are due to expire on March 12, March 15 & March 22, 2023 respectively. Stay with TOI for live updates- Read Less

The Supreme Court has directed that the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners shall appointed by the President on the advice of the Committee of the Prime Minister of India, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India. This will curtail the devastating effect of continuing to leave appointments in sole hands of the Executive on Fundamental Rights and values. Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench of K.M. Joseph*, Ajay Rastogi**, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ has settled the dispute revolving around appointment of members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and has held that the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners shall appointed by the President on the advice of a 3-member committee consisting of: • the Prime Minister of India; • the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha or in case, there is no such Leader, the Leader of the largest Party in the Opposition in the Lok Sabha having the largest numerical strength; and • the Chief Justice of India The Court made clear that this norm will continue to hold good till a law is made by Parliament. Further, regarding 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, the Court made a fervent appeal that the Union of India/Parliament may consider bringing in the necessary changes so that ECI becomes truly independent. Justice Ras...