Why does the election commission have so much powers? wont this lead to cheating or any other voilation?

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The Election Commission has been entrusted with a very important work that is the conduction of free and fare of election. This requires the Commission to take several difficult and emergency decisions and thus it this body has been made very powerful and independent of both Legislature and the Executive.

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