PM-chaired selection committee for Election Commissioner to meet Wednesday
Under the Act, the Prime Minister, a Union Minister nominated by him and the Leader of the Opposition or leader of the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha form the selection committee that will recommend a candidate to the President.
The appointment process is ongoing at a time the ECI has been busy with preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. The committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to select the next Election Commissioner is expected to hold its first meeting on Wednesday, The Indian Express has learnt.
The selection committee of the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is likely to meet to discuss the replacement of Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey, who will demit office on February 14.
This would be the first appointment of an Election Commissioner as per the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 that was passed by Parliament in December. The Act sets out the procedure for appointment of the CEC and ECs for the first time. So far, all members of the ECI have been appointed by the President on the advise of the government.
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