Consider the following statements with regard to Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service & Term of Office) Act, 2023 and choose the correct statement.
This Act repealed the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners & Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
The 2023 Act was passed after the Supreme Court's Anoop Baranwal judgment (March 2023) to lay down by law how the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners are chosen.
The statement on repeal is correct: Section 21 of the 2023 Act repealed the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
The statement that the Prime Minister appoints is wrong: the President makes the appointment on the recommendation of the Selection Committee.
The statement on the committee is wrong: the committee is the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (not the Rajya Sabha) and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister. The statement on the Chief Justice is also wrong: the Act left the Chief Justice of India out of the committee.
This Act repealed the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners & Transaction of Business) Act, 1991. option is correct.
Important Questions from Elections
Arrange the following states in descending order based on the number of seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in their respective 2024-2025 assembly elections.
1. Delhi
2. Maharashtra
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Jharkhand- In the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections, after how many years did the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win the majority, and how many seats did it secure?
- What was the vote percentage and number of seats secured by the winning party in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections?
- In how many assembly constituencies were the Delhi Assembly elections held on 5 February 2025?
- How many seats did the BJP win in the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections?
