Chief Election Commissioners of India

Chief Election Commissioner of India – Rajiv Kumar is the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He assumed the CEC office on 15th May 2022 and succeeded the 24th CEC Shri Sushil Chandra.

Chief Election Commissioner heads the election commission of India. The election commission of India conducts the election for the centre and state legislature and of the President and Vice president.

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Article 324 lists the powers and functions of the Election Commission of India. Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the President and can only be voted out by â…” of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members together.

The salary of the Chief Election Commission is the same as the supreme court Judge which is close to 2.5 lakh per month.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India has a tenure of 6 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier.

Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service.

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List of Chief Election Commissioners of India

Chief Election Commissioners of India Tenure
Sukumar Sen 21 March 1950 – 19 December 1958
Kalyan Sundaram 20 December 1958 – 30 September 1967
S. P. Sen Verma 1 October 1967 – 30 September 1972
Nagendra Singh 1 October 1972 – 6 February 1973
T. Swaminathan 7 February 1973 – 17 June 1977
S.L. Shakdher 18 June 1977 – 17 June 1982
R.K Trivedi 18 June 1982 – 31 December 1985
R.V.S Peri Sastri 1 January 1986 – 25 November 1990
V.S. Ramadevi 26 November 1990 – 11 December 1990
T.N Seshan 12 December 1990 – 11 December 1996
M.S Gill 12 December 1996 – 13 June 2001
James Michael Lyngdoh 14 June 2001 – 7 February 2004
T. S. Krishnamurthy 8 February 2004 – 15 May 2005
B. B. Tandon 16 May 2005 – 29 June 2006
N. Gopalaswami 30 June 2006 – 20 April 2009
Navin Chawla 21 April 2009 – 29 July 2010
S. Y. Quraishi 30 July 2010 – 10 June 2012
V. S. Sampath 11 June 2012 – 15 January 2015
Harishankar Brahma 16 January 2015 – 18 April 2015
Nasim Zaidi 19 April 2015 – 5 July 2017
Achal Kumar Jyoti 6 July 2017 – 22 January 2018
Om Prakash Rawat 23 January 2018 – 1 December 2018
Sunil Arora 2 December 2018 – 12 April 2021
Sushil Chandra 13 April 2021 – Incumbent

Election Commissioner- Salient Points

  • V. S Ramadevi was the first woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
  • State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor.

Election Commission of India

The election commission of India is an autonomous constitutional entity responsible for conducting elections at the national, state and district levels.

The powers of the Election Commission of India are defined in article 324 of the constitution. The Election Commission was established in 1950.

The commission secretariat is based in New Delhi which includes the Election Commissioners, Deputy Election Commissioners (usually IAS officers) Directors General, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Under Secretaries.

The Election Commission of India launched its own website on 28 February 1998 in order to provide accurate information related to the elections held.

Chief Election Commissioner of India [UPSC Notes]:-Download PDF Here

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UPSC Syllabus UPSC Calendar 2023
Static GK Articles Powers of Election Commission
President of India Polity Notes for UPSC

Frequently Asked Questions – Chief Election Commissioner of India

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Q.1. Who was the first woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Ans. V. S Ramadevi was the first woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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Q.2. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Ans. The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the President of India.
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Q.3. What is the tenure of Office for Chief Election Commissioners of India?

Ans. The Chief Election Commissioner holds office for 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier.
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Q.4. Who is the current chief election commissioner of India?

Ans. Shri Sushil Chandra is the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He took the charge in April 2021 and succeeded Shri Sunil Arora as CEC.
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Q.5. Under which Article the powers and functions of Election commission of India are listed?

Ans. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections be vested in the Election Commission of India.

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