How the commissioners were chosen

Predecessor rule: 1991 Act Section 10 already required unanimity or majority

Before 2024, Section 10 of the 1991 Act, inserted with effect from 1 October 1993, provided that the Commission allocate business only by unanimous decision, transact business unanimously as far as possible, and otherwise decide by majority. The 1991 Act also fixed a six-year term and pay equal to a Supreme Court judge, but was silent on how commissioners were chosen.

Included as the baseline the 2023 Act replaced. The date is the 1994 amendment's effective date, before this record's 2019 start.

• TIER 1 · PRIMARYThe Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice)1991-01-25archived ↗
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