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An EC official told the news agency PTI, "The EC issues a calendar for such exercises and there are standing instructions that are to be followed by state chief electoral officers. FLCs will also take place in the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh as well as assembly and parliamentary seats where by-polls are due."

Former bureaucrat Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assuming charge as election commissioner. (PTI) Sushil Chandra’s retirement as the chief election commissioner in May 2022 left the post of one commissioner in the three-member Election Commission of India (ECI) vacant. Rajiv Kumar succeeded Chandra while Anup Chandra Pandey is the other election commissioner. In a statement, ECI said Kumar, who is in Nepal as an observer for their ongoing national elections, called and congratulated Goel. It added Kumar said Goel’s vast and diverse administrative experience will strengthen the commission’s endeavors in ensuring the electoral process is more inclusive, accessible, and participative. Goel, a 1985 batch Punjab cadre Indian Administrative Service officer, was due to retire on December 31. But his voluntary retirement came into effect on November 18. Goel will be in line to become the next chief election commissioner after Kumar’s tenure ends in February 2025. A person can hold the office of an election commissioner or chief election commissioner for six years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier.

“The EC issues a calendar for such exercises and there are standing instructions that are to be followed by state chief electoral officers. FLCs will also take place in the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh as well as assembly and parliamentary seats where by-polls are due," the functionary told PTI. Currently, the Lok Sabha seats of Wayanad, Pune, and Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana's Ambala are vacant. Gandhi's plea to stay on the conviction and sentencing is pending before the Gujarat High Court. During FLCs, electronic voting machines and paper trail machines are checked for mechanical flaws by engineers of BEL and ECIL, the two PSUs that manufacture the two pieces of equipment. Faulty machines are returned to the manufacturers for repair or replacement. A mock poll is also held to check the two machines in the presence of representatives of political parties. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that the planned meeting of Nitish Kumar has been at the forefront of endeavors to unite all Opposition parties against the BJP government at the national level, keeping an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. In his efforts to rally the Opposition against Prime Minister (With PTI inputs)

Read | Why did the SC debate the issue? In 2015, a public interest litigation was filed by Anoop Baranwal challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of the Centre appointing members of the Election Commission. In October 2018, a two-judge bench of the SC referred the case to a larger bench since it would require a close examination of Article 324 of the Constitution, which deals with the mandate of the Chief Election Commissioner. The SC had not debated this issue earlier. In September last year, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph began hearing the case and almost a month later, the verdict was reserved. Explained | What is the challenge? Article 324(2) reads: “The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time-to-time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.” The crux of the challenge is that since there is no law made by Parliament on this issue, the Court must step in to fill the “constitutional vacuum.” This examination also leads to the larger question of separation of powers and if the judiciary is overstepping its role in filling this gap in the law. OPINION | Two corollary issues that were also examined by the Court are whether the process of removal of the two Elect...

• v • t • e The Chief Election Commissioner of India heads the India was among the early countries to use a completely electronic ballot in the parliamentary elections in 2014, While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process, it gained significant public attention during the tenure of Suggested reforms [ ] In June 2012, Compensation [ ] Salary of the Chief Election Commissioner Salary ₹350,000 (US$4,400) monthly By the "Election Commission (Condition of Service of Election Commissions And Transaction of Business) Act, 1991", the salary of the chief election commissioner is the same as salary of a Judge of List of Chief Election Commissioners [ ] The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India. No. Name Portrait Term of office 1 21 March 1950 19 December 1958 8years, 273days 2 20 December 1958 30 September 1967 8years, 284days 3 1 October 1967 30 September 1972 4years, 365days 4 1 October 1972 6 February 1973 128days 5 7 February 1973 17 June 1977 4years, 10days 6 18 June 1977 17 June 1982 4years, 364days 7 18 June 1982 31 December 1985 3years, 196days 8 1 January 1986 25 November 1990 4years, 328days 9 26 November 1990 11 December 1990 16 days 10 12 December 1990 11 December 1996 6 years 11 12 December 1996 13 June 2001 4 years 69 days 12 14 June 2001 7 February 2004 2 years 269 days 13 8 February 2004 15 May 2005 1 year 69 days 14 16 May 2005 29 June 2006 269 days 15 30 June 2006 20 April 2009...