(a) Conduct of Elections:
The Commission conducts all elections to Parliament and the State Legislature. Besides, it supervises and directs elections to the offices of the President and Vice- President Exact dates or polls and finalized after consultations with the Election Commission.
(b) Ensuring Free and Fair Elections:
The Commission takes the following measures to ensure free and fair elections:
1. The Commission sends central observers to sensitive constituencies.
2. The Commission prescribes the code of conduct for the election campaigns.
3. The Commission creates conditions for a free and fair poll. Recent amendments to the Representation of the People Act provide severe punishment for booth-capturing.