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Selection of Election Commissioners
Context
The President has appointed Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, both retired IAS officers, as Election Commissioners (ECs) to fill up two vacancies in the three-member Election Commission of India under the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023.
The new Selection Process
- The CEC and ECs are appointed by the President of Indiaon the recommendation of a selection committee.
- Selection Committee: In terms of the new law, the two ECs were selected by a three-member Selection Committee, comprising
- Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)
- Union Home Minister (Amit Shah)
- Leader of the largest party in the Opposition (Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury)
- Eligibility criteria: Eligibility for the posts includes holding (or having held) a post equivalent to the Secretary to the central government. The CEC and ECs must:
- be persons of integrity,
- have knowledge and experience in the management and conduct of elections, and
- be or have been Secretary (or equivalent) to the government
- Term and reappointment: Members of the Election Commission hold office for six years, or until they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
- Members of the Commission cannot be re-appointed. If an EC is appointed as a CEC, the overall period of the term may not be more than six years.
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