Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Institutions, Issue: Appointment of CEC and ECs
Context: The filling up of two vacancies in the Election Commission (EC).
Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) and Election Commissioners(ECs):
- Article 324 (2):
- The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, , as the President may from time to time fix
- the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall be made by the President.
Appointment Procedure:
- Regulated by the CEC and Other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
- The CEC and ECs will be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting of the
- Prime Minister,
- a Union Cabinet Minister, and
- Leader of Opposition/leader of the largest opposition party in Lok Sabha.
The salary and conditions of service of the CEC and ECs will be equivalent to that of Cabinet Secretary.
