Updated on: 2026-03-31 | Author: SSC Solutions Editorial Team
Sukumar Sen
Sukumar Sen was appointed as the first
Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India in 1950. He was responsible for conducting the first General Election of India in 1951.
Delimitation
Constituencies are created by the Delimitation committee of the Election Commission and it doesn’t succumb to any pressure while restructuring the constituencies.
Prepare voters list: It is responsible to preparing a list of eligible voters and updating existing voter’s list. It has the sole authority to issue voter identity cards.
Formulate the timetable and programme of elections: It is responsible for conducting free and fair elections and decides when to conduct elections and how to conduct elections in every state.
Scrutinize candidate applications: Every candidate, affiliated to a party or standing independent, has to fill an application with the election commission giving information about oneself. The commission then scrutinizes all the applications and allows the eligible candidates to contest.
Recognize political parties: All political parties are required to be recognized by the Election commission. The commission has the right to derecognize a party as well. It is also responsible for allotting election symbols to the political parties.
Resolve disputes relating to elections: The commission is responsible for resolution of any dispute arising regarding elections. It can accordingly declare any candidate disqualified and call for re-election in a constituency.
Some important points on the Code of Conduct are:
Code of Conduct is a measure adopted by the Election Commission of India to ensure free and fair elections. It is use to control incidences of malpractices during the elections.
It is a set of guidelines for the Government, political parties and candidates to be followed before and during the elections.
It concerns rules and regulations with respect to speeches, election manifestos, processions and general conduct.
Its objective is to check misuse of power during the elections and curb malpractices e.g., hate speeches, liquor distribution, use of muscle force etc. Violation of the code of conduct can lead to cancellation of candidature.
Due to the strict observance of the code in the last few elections, the people have become more confident and aware of their rights and duties as voters during the election process.
This statement is false.
Explanation:
In India, Election Commission is central to the process of elections.
It is under the direction and control of the Election Commission that the whole process of election right from the declaration of the date of elections to the announcement of results is carried out.
This statement is true.
Explanation:
Members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha occasionally step down from their positions. The death of a representative occurs in certain instances. The Election Commission must hold a second election in these exceptional circumstances.
We refer to it as a by-election.
Since the first General Election in 1951-52, the election process has undergone various changes to improve voter experience. One such change includes introduction of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in 1990s. It was a step towards preservation of environment since the machine eliminated the use of paper, it was now easier to vote for disabled people and promised an early declaration of results.
The most notable feature of the EVM, however, was the NOTA (None of the above) option which enabled the voters to not vote for any candidate if they were not satisfied with him/her.
The Election Commissioner is an important office in the Government of India.
He is appointed by the President and is responsible for the smooth conduct of the election process. The Election Commissioner are mostly retired IAS officers appointed on an extended term.
At first there was just one Election Commissioner, later in 1989 the Commission was enlarged with a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election commissioners.
Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India and Sunil Arora, is the current Chief Election Commissioner.
The term of the Election Commissioner is for 6 years, draws salary at par with those of the Judges the Supreme Court of India.
The Commissioner can only be removed from office with two-thirds majority in Loksabha and Rajsabha on the grounds of misconduct or incapacity.