‎ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA‬

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*Election commission of india established in--January 25, 1950

*Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India

*Nominator--Government of India

*Appointer--President of India

*Term length--6 yrs or up to 65 yrs of age

*First election commissioner of india --Sukumar Sen

*Present --20th--Nasim Zaidi

* First women election commissioner of india --V. S. Ramadevi

* Recent elections held in 2014 -- 16 th Loksabha

*EVMs manufactured in 1989-90 were used on experimental basis for the first time in 16 Assembly

Constituencies in the States of Madhya Pradesh (5), Rajasthan (5) and NCT of Delhi (6) at the General

Elections to the respective Legislative Assemblies held in November, 1998

*EVMs can record a maximum of 3840 votes.

*EVMs can cater to a maximum of 64 candidates.

‎No of National parties‬

1.Bharatiya Janata Party(1980)-- amit shah

2.Indian National Congress(1885)-- sonia gandhi

3.Communist Party of India (Marxist)(1964)--Sitaram Yechury

4.Communist Party of India(1925)--Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

5.Bahujan Samaj Party(1984)--Mayawati

6.Nationalist Congress Party(1999)--Sharad Pawar

*Note - Termination of chief election commissioner --as two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya

Sabha need to vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions.