Question

The supreme head of the Election Commission in India is the _____________.
A. Chief Election Commissioner
B. Prime Minister
C. President
D. Vice President

Answer 1

Hint: The Election Commission is a constitutional body which finds its mention in Article 324 of the Indian Constitution. This body is responsible for undertaking free and fair elections in all over the country. Head of this body is entitled with many privileges so that he can work impartially, without being influenced by others.

Complete answer:
A. The Chief Election Officer is appointed by the President. He has a term of six years, or up to the age of 65, whichever is earlier and holds the same status and receives compensation and privileges similar to that of the judges of the Supreme Court. He is the supreme head of the Election Commission of India.

B. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, is the actual executive authority (de facto executive) of the country. He appoints several officers as the head of a variety of constitutional agencies. He is the leader of the Lok Sabha. He has the right to provide recommendations to the President on the selection of the election commissioners.

C. The President is elected by indirect elections for the term of five years. He holds the highest constitutional office of the state and is the head of the state and appoints various heads of constitutional institutions such as prime minister and election commissioners.

D. He holds the second highest constitutional office of the state and is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. He serves the President in the event of death, resignation, impeachment or otherwise of the President of India. However, he will serve as President only for a limited duration of six months after which the next President needs to be elected.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: According to the Indian Election Commission, 900 million people were eligible to vote in the 2019 general election, with an expansion of 84.3 million votes since the previous general election in 2014, making it the biggest ever democratic election in the world.
Sukumar Sen, who served from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958, was India's first Chief Electoral Officer.