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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2021 — General Studies · Question 108 of 200

Q108
Indian PolityConstitutional, Statutory & Election Bodies
The Election Commission is constructed by the
  1. a.Vice-President
  2. b.Prime Minister
  3. c.President
  4. d.Chief Justice of India

Answer: (C) President

'Constructed' here means constituted. Under Article 324(2) the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners are appointed by the President; the Commission has been a three-member body since 1993, and the CEC can be removed only in the manner of a Supreme Court judge. Since the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the President appoints them on the recommendation of a committee of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The first CEC was Sukumar Sen; the Vice-President, Prime Minister alone and CJI have no appointing role.

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