After INDIA attained independence in August 1947, there was the need to hold a general election to elect a truly representative government based on universal adult suffrage. Article 324 of the Indian constitution provides for the setting up of election commissions as independent constitutional Authorities.
The Indian constitution provides for an independent election commission to ensure free and fair elections in the country. The power of superintendence Direction and conduct of election to the parliament, the state legislature, and the office of the president and vice president is vested in the commission.
The Election Commission is a body of all India. It is common to both central and state governments. The commission does not deal with the election of Municipal Corporations and panchayats in the state. The constitution of India provided a separate state election commission.
From the starting period of the Election Commission 1950 to 15th October 1989 commission was a one-member body with only Chief Election Commissioner On 16 October 1989 two more election commissioners were appointed by the president. But later on in January 1990, the election commission reverted to its previous position. But again in 1993, the president appointed two more election commissioners. Since then the election commission has been the multi-member body. The chief and the other two members have the same powers and emoluments.
Shri Rajiv Kumar, election commissioner of India since 1st of September 2020. He took charge as the 25th chief election commissioner of India on 15th May 2022.
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