Q- What is an Election Commission? What is its role in the elections?
Answer- Election Commission is an independent body same as judiciary in India. There is no any political control over it. Election Commission helps in holding election in free and fair manner.
The roles of the Election Commission of India in elections are as follows:
1. Election Commission implements code of conduct in election and no political party or its candidate can violate it. If anyone does this so he was punished.
2. In Elections the entire government officer works under Election Commission not government. This decreases chances of government’s pressure on officers.
3. During election the government had to follow some guidelines of Election Commission that were made to held elections in free and fair manner.
4. The Election Commission plays a vital role in election. The election commission conducts and control of elections from the announcement to the result declaration.