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Organisation : Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala
Type of Facility : Form 7 – to file an objection
Form 7  : https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/

CEO Kerala To file an objection

Frequently Asked Questions :
Q.1What is the present composition of the Election Commission?
Ans. At present, the Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

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Q.2 Which authority conducts elections to Parliament?
Ans. The same Article 324 also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of Parliament. Detailed provisions are made under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the rules made thereunder.

Q.3 Which authority conducts elections to the State Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils?
Ans. Article 324 (1) also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of the State Legislature. Detailed provisions are made under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the rules made thereunder.

Q.4 Which authority conducts elections to Corporations, Municipalities and other Local Bodies ?
Ans. The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies. They are independent of the Election Commission of India.

Q.5 Which authority conducts elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India ?
Ans. Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India, the Election Commission of India, inter-alia, is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. Detailed provisions are made under the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder.

Q.6 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners?
Ans. Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.

Q.7 Who supervises the election work in a State ?
Ans. As per section 13A of the Representation of the People Act 1950, read with section 20 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of a State/ Union Territory is authorised to supervise the election work in the State/Union Territory subject to the overall superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission.

Q.8 Who appoints the Chief Electoral Officer?
Ans. The Election Commission of India nominates or designates an Officer of the Government of the State/Union Territory as the Chief Electoral Officer in consultation with that State Government/Union Territory Administration.

Q.9 Who supervises the election work in a District?
Ans. As per section 13AA of the Representation of the People Act 1950, subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Chief Electoral Officer, the District Election Officer (DEO) supervises the election work of a district.

Q.10 Who appoints the District Election Officer?
Ans . The Election Commission of India nominates or designates an Officer of the State Government as the District Election Officer in consultation with the State Government.

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