Powers of Election Commission of India

The powers of ECI include drawing up electoral rolls that are then periodically revised to include all eligible voters, determining the territorial boundaries of electoral constituencies across the country using the Delimitation Commission Act of Parliament as a guide, etc. The Indian Election Commission has the following powers:

1. The distribution of election dates and timetables, as well as the evaluation of nomination forms.
2. Recognizing political parties and distributing election symbols to them.
3. Resolving disputes about the choice to recognize political parties and give them election symbol by acting as a court.
4. Appointing investigators to look into concerns about electoral procedures.
5. Deciding on a code of behavior for candidates and political parties to follow during elections.
6. Creating a strategy to advertise the platforms of all political parties on radio and television during elections.
7. Advising the President on matters pertaining to the disqualification of MPs.
8. Helping the governor with matters such as MLA disqualification.
9. Election cancellation due to incidents of violence, vote-rigging, or other anomalies including booth capture.
10. Asking the president or governor to requisition the election-related staff.
11. Monitoring the country’s voting machines to ensure that free and fair elections are conducted.
12. After a year, officials must advise the President if elections may be held in a state that is under their authority in order to extend the state of emergency.
13. According to their polling results, political groups are listed and given the status of national or state parties.

The Election Commission receives assistance from deputy commissioners as it performs its tasks. The deputy ECs are selected from the civil services and are appointed by the Commission. Their term has already been determined. They receive support from the secretaries, joint secretaries, deputy secretaries, and undersecretaries who serve in the commission’s secretariat.

Powers and Functions of Election Commission of India: The Election Commission of India carries out the duties of holding free and fair elections throughout the nation at both the federal and state levels. It is an independent constitutional organization that regulates elections for the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, elections for state legislative assemblies, the election of the President and Vice President, and other national and local elections. The laws and regulations governing elections as well as the autonomous operation of the Indian Election Commission are governed under Article 324 of the Indian Constitution.