Chief Election Commissioner

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Chief_Election_Commissioner
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government position
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_India
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Election_Commissioners
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_324
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:currentHolder Rajiv Kumar (as of 2024)
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:Sukumar_Sen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chief Election Commissioner
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:Nirvachan_Sadan,_New_Delhi
gptkbp:powers superintendence, direction, and control of elections
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sushil_Chandra
gptkbp:removes similar to Supreme Court judge
gptkbp:reportsTo no authority (independent)
gptkbp:responsibleFor supervising elections
gptkbp:role gptkb:Election_Commission
gptkbp:salary equivalent to Supreme Court judge
gptkbp:successor next appointed Chief Election Commissioner
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
until age 65
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Chief_Electoral_Officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4