Question

Who among the following women has been Chief Election Commissioner of India?

1. V.S. Rama Devi
2. Jayanti Pattnayak
3. Vibha Parthasarthi
4. V. Mohini Giri

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : V.S. Rama Devi

The correct answer is V.S. Rama Devi.

•  V.S. Rama Devi is the only woman elected Chief Election Commissioner of India.

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• V.S. Rama Devi:
  • ​V. S. Ramadevi was an Indian civil servant.
  • She was the 13th Governor of Karnataka.
  • She was also appointed as 9th Chief Election Commissioner of India from 26 November 1990 to 11 December 1990.
  • She was the first woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India.

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•  Election Commission of India
  • ​​Election Commissioners of India are members of Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections in India to the national and state legislatures.
  • The Election Commission operates under the authority of the Constitution per Article 324.
  • The Election Commission is also empowered by the Representation of the People Act.
  • Until 1989, the commission was a single-member body, but later two additional Election Commissioners were added.
  • Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.
  • Article 324 to 329 of the constitution deals with powers, function, tenure, eligibility, etc of the commission and the member.
    • Article 324:direction and control of elections
    • Article 325:No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.
    • Article 326:Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
    • Article 327:Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures.
    • Article 328:Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to elections to such Legislature.
    • Article 329:Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
• Chief Election Commissioner of India​
  • Sh. Sunil Arora is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India since 2nd December 2018.
  • Sukumar Sen (02 January 1898 – 13 May 1963) was an Indian civil servant, who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958.