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'''Election Commissioners of India''' are members of [[Election Commission of India]], a body [[Constitution of India|constitutionally]] empowered to conduct [[Elections in India|free and fair elections in India]] to the [[Parliament of India|national]] and state legislatures. The Election Commissioners are usually retired IAS or IRS officers. | '''Election Commissioners of India''' are members of [[Election Commission of India]], a body [[Constitution of India|constitutionally]] empowered to conduct [[Elections in India|free and fair elections in India]] to the [[Parliament of India|national]] and state legislatures. The Election Commissioners are usually retired IAS or IRS officers. | ||
Until 1989, the commission was a single member body, but later two additional Election Commissioners were added. Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] and two Election Commissioners. The decisions of the commission are taken by a [[majority vote]]. [[Sushil Chandra]] is the current 24th Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners are Rajiv Kumar and [[Anup Chandra Pandey]].<ref> https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates-08-06-2021/liveblog/83327452.cms </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/om-prakash-rawat-appointed-new-cec-ashok-lawasa-made-ec/articleshow/62594075.cms|title=Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC, Ashok Lawasa made EC|date=21 January 2018|via=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbdt-chief-sushil-chandra-appointed-as-election-commissioner/article26269650.ece|title= CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner|date=2019-02-14|accessdate=2019-02-15}}</ref> | Until 1989, the commission was a single member body, but later two additional Election Commissioners were added. Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] and two Election Commissioners. The decisions of the commission are taken by a [[majority vote]]. [[Sushil Chandra]] is the current 24th Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners are Rajiv Kumar and [[Anup Chandra Pandey]].<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/breaking-news-live-updates-08-06-2021/liveblog/83327452.cms</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/om-prakash-rawat-appointed-new-cec-ashok-lawasa-made-ec/articleshow/62594075.cms|title=Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC, Ashok Lawasa made EC|date=21 January 2018|via=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbdt-chief-sushil-chandra-appointed-as-election-commissioner/article26269650.ece|title= CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner|date=2019-02-14|accessdate=2019-02-15}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[History of democracy#Indian subcontinent|History of democracy in the Indian-subcontinent]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||