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| Election Commission of India | |
| Type | Chief Election Commissioner |
| Status | Head of the 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$3,000) per month[2][3] |
| Website | Election Commission of India |
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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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