{"id":322796,"date":"2025-01-09T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=322796"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:30:43","slug":"chief-election-commissioner-and-other-election-commissioners-act-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chief-election-commissioner-and-other-election-commissioners-act-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Supreme Court announced it would consider hearing petitions in February challenging the constitutional validity of the 2023 law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).<\/p>\n<h2>About Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Constitutional provisions for appointment of ECs<\/strong>&#8211; Election Commissioners are appointed under <em>Article 324<\/em> of the Indian Constitution, which grants the Election Commission of India (ECI) the authority to supervise and control elections.<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Key features of the new act<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Appointment<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; The President appoints the CEC and ECs based on recommendations from a Selection Committee, which includes the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Search Committee<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, led by the Law Minister, proposes a list of candidates to the Selection Committee.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Qualification of CEC and ECs:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Persons who are holding or have held posts equivalent to the rank of Secretary to the central government will be eligible to be appointed as CEC and ECs.\u00a0 Such people must have expertise in managing and conducting elections.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salary- <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bill provides that salary, allowance, and service conditions of the CEC and other ECs will be the same as that of the <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cabinet Secretary.<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1440,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Supreme Court announced it would consider hearing petitions in February challenging the constitutional validity of the 2023 law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). 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