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As provided
under Article 324 of the
Constitution of India, the
duty of Election Commission
comprises superintendence,
direction and control of
preparation of Electoral
Rolls for and the conduct
of, all elections to Parliament
and to the Legislature of
every state; and of elections
to the offices of President
and Vice- President of India
and the Biennial Election
to the Council of State.
Election Department at the state
level has been set up for
carrying out the functions
of Election Commission of
India and it is headed by
Chief Electoral Officer,
nominated or designated
by Election Commission in
consultation with the State
Government. The Chief Electoral
Officer supervises the preparation,
revision and correction
of all electoral rolls in
the State. There are other
officers like District Election
Officer, Electoral Registration
Officer, Asstt. Electoral
Registration Officer for
carrying out specific duties. |
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The Department
functions under the Representation
of the People Act, 1950
and
Representation of the People
Act, 1951. Based on the
Representation of the People
Act, the Election Commission
of India issues instructions
and directives to the Chief
Electoral Officer which
are implemented / executed
by the Chief Electoral Officer.
The revision of electoral
rolls is done under the
Registration of Electors
Rules, 1960 |
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The activities
of the Department is confined
to the conduct of all elections
to Parliament, Legislature
of the State,
offices of the President
and Vice President of India
in addition to the Biennial election to
the Council of state. |
