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Election Commission of India

Independent constitutional body conducting elections; established 1950; largest democratic operation on Earth

India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1950 State & Federalism

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Established under Art 324; Chief Election Commissioner + Election Commissioners โ€” independent body

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    Conducts Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state assembly, President and VP elections

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    Model Code of Conduct (MCC) enforced from election announcement to result โ€” prevents misuse of government for votes

โš–๏ธ Did you know? The 2024 Lok Sabha election was the world's largest democratic exercise โ€” 970 million eligible voters, 1 million polling stations, 15 million poll workers

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Category

State & Federalism

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Year

1950

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Independent constitutional body conducting elections