Not to be confused with Election Commissioner of India.
Chief Election Commissioner of India
Incumbent Rajiv Kumar[1] since 15 May 2022
Election Commission of India
Nominator
Union Council of Ministers
Appointer
President of India
Term length
6 years or up to 65 years of age (whichever is prior)
Inaugural holder
Sukumar Sen
Deputy
Election Commissioners of India Deputy Election Commissioners of India
Salary
₹250,000 (US$3,100) per month[2][3]
Website
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The Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections. An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a three member selection committee headed by the Prime Minister of India and senior most election commissioner is appointed as chief election commissioner. The term of a CEC can be a maximum of six years or till he/she attains sixty five years of age. The Chief Election Commissioner is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service.
^"Rajiv Kumar formally takes over as 25th Chief Election Commissioner". The Times of India. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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