As many of our friends have been wondering about the
random names of Election Commissioners of India, here we will try to
throw some light on this. Before going into details, let's start with
basics....
What is the Election Commission?
The Election Commission is India's supreme Constitutional authority for
conducting elections to Parliament and the state legislatures and also,
the offices of the President and Vice-President.
How many Election Commissioners are there in India ?
Until the year 1989, the Election Commission was a single member body.
That means, there was only ONE election commissioner. But later two
additional Election Commissioners were added. So, at present there are Three Election Commissioners (One Chief Election Commissioner and Two Election Commissioners).
Chief Election Commissioner (Head)
- Nasim Zaidi. He assumed the charge of office of the chief election commissioner with effect from 19th April 2015. He was the 20th Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioners (Assistants)
Achal Kumar Jyothi
Achal Kumar Jyoti appointed as the Election Commissioner on 7th May 2015.
Om Prakash Rawat / O. P. Rawat
Om Prakash Rawat appointed as an Election Commissioner on 14th August 2015
How to answer if a Question based on Election Commissioner Asked in Exam ?
Check the given options. If there is only one name from the above three,
that will be the answer. If there are more than One among the above,
then check for the below options.
- Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
- Nasim Zaidi
- Who is the 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
- Nasim Zaidi
- Name the Retired IAS Officer from Uttar Pradesh who was appointed as Election Commissioner of India ?
- Nasim Zaidi
- Name the Recently retired Election Commissioner ?
- H.S.Brahma on 19th April 2015
- Name the election commissioner who was appointed on 7th May 2015 ?
- Achal Kumar Jyothi
- Name the retired IAS Officer from Gujarat who was appointed as Election Commissioner ?
- Achal Kumar Jyoti
- Name the election commissioner who was appointed on 14th August 2015 ?
- Om Prakash Rawat
- Name the retired IAS Officer from Madhya Pradesh who was appointed as Election Commissioner ?
- Om Prakash Rawat
- Name the newly Appointed Election Commissioner ?
- Om Prakash Rawat
