The superintendence,
direction and control of preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct
of, elections to Parliament and State Legislatures and elections to the offices
of the President and the Vice - President of India are vested in the Election
Commission of India. It is an independent constitutional
authority.
Independence of the
Election Commission and its insulation from executive interference is ensured
by a specific provision under Article 324 (5) of the constitution that the
chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like
manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and conditions of
his service shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
In C.W.P. No. 4912 of
1998 (Kushra Bharat Vs. Union of India and others), the Delhi High Court
directed that information relating to Government dues owed by the candidates to
the departments dealing with Government accommodation,
electricity, water, telephone and transport etc. and any other dues should be
furnished by the candidates and this information should be published by the
election authorities under the commission.
1. The text of the
passage reflects or raises certain questions:
(A) The authority of the
commission cannot be challenged.
(B) This would help in
stopping the criminalization of Indian politics.
(C) This would reduce
substantially the number of contesting candidates.
(D) This would ensure
fair and free elections.
2. According to the passage, the Election Commission is an independent constitutional authority. This is under Article No.
(A) 324
(B) 356
(C) 246
(D) 161
3. Independence of the
Commission means:
(A) have a
constitutional status.
(B) have legislative
powers.
(C) have judicial
powers.
(D) have political
powers.
4. Fair and free
election means:
(A) transparency
(B) to maintain law and
order
(C) regional
considerations
(D) role for pressure
groups
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