Chandra Bhushan Kumar appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner
Government has appointed senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar as Deputy Election Commissioner. He will have tenure of five years. Bhushan is 1995 batch IAS officer of Union Territories Cadre.
Election Commissioners
Election commission is multi member body and currently has three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). They all are appointed by the President for a term which is fixed by the President.
Tenure: The service conditions and tenure of office of CEC and Election Commissioners are determined by Act of parliament titled The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Act, 1991. This act has fixed their term for 6 years or till age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
Power/salary: The CEC and election commissioners have equal power and receive equal salary, allowances and other perquisites, which are similar to judge of Supreme Court. In case of difference of opinion amongst the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner, the matter is decided by the Commission by majority.
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muskan
May 15, 2018 at 1:14 pmsir iam a intermediate student but according to my experience i would like to suggest u to keep secret employers who r very honest to u and send them each to every party so they can observe and give u information
muskan
May 15, 2018 at 1:14 pmsir iam a intermediate student but according to my experience i would like to suggest u to keep secret employers who r very honest to u and send them each to every party so they can observe and give u information