Article 324(2) of the Constitution states that 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 members of the Election Commission in the Centre are appointed by
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2023 · Topic: Election Commission (Composition, Appointment, Tenure, and Removal of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners)
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