PSEPHOLOGY - study and analysis of elections patterns, results etc.,

Articles 324 to 329.

25.1.1950 - Headquartered at Delhi "Nirvachan Sadan". Regional offices are located at almost all the state capitals, headed by Election Commissioners.

Conduct of free and fair elections to the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, State councils, Panchayats, and also for the Constitutional posts like President and Vice President, registration and recognition of political parties, allotment of symbols, preparation of voters list, disqualification of members on various grounds, and above all supervision of the conduct of elections, the most tedious exercise.

Chief Election Commissioner appointed under Article 324 of the Constitution. Thus it is a Constituional post and appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Committee on appointments. Until 1990, there was only one Commissioner and from 1.10.1993, the Commission is headed by one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

 

6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier.

Being a Constitutional post, they can be removed only by an impeachment motion in the Lok Sabha.

Representation of People Act 1950-1951, which lays down guidelines on preparation, revision of electoral rolls, conduct of elections and post election disputes.

Once in 5 years in the normal course for the whole country or for state/s or for both together, unless political situation warrants otherwise.

The election conducted for the whole of the country for the Lok Sabha is called so. (It may include elections for a state/s assembly too, but does not come under the General Elections).

1951/1952 - Exactly between 25.10.1951 to 21st February 1952 for 489 seats. In which, the Indian National Congress bagged 364 seats, the CPI 16 seats, Socialist Party 12 seats, Other Parties 60 seats and independents 37 seats.

When conduct of an election to the Lok Sabha or state legislature becomes necessary, for various reasons, like resignation, death etc., before the completion of the normal tenure, such an election is called so.

Election held for a (single) constituency, be it Lok Sabha/State Assembly/ Council, arising out of any of the reasons, it is called so.

Sixteen - thus the present Lok Sabha is the sixteenth in the order.

Sukumar Sen - 21.3.1950 to 19.12.1958.

Section 19. (see 61st Amendment of the Constitution of 1989)

People's Representation Act Amendment Bill 2010 - from August 2010.

1. Sukumar Sen - 21.3.1950 to 19.12.1958 - 8 years and 9 months.
2. K.V.K.Sundaram - 20.12.1958 to 30.9.1967 - 8 years and 9 months.

Autonomous, quasi-judicial and a Constitutional body.

7th April to 12th May 2014 in nine phases.

1989-1990 in 16 assembly constituencies in three states.

64 candidates.

2000

Phulpur of Uttar Pradesh.

In a by-election at Parur Assembly Constituency, Kerala in about 50 polling booths as a trial measure.

1962 - General elections.

National Physical Laboratory, Delhi.

Mysore Paints and Varnishes Ltd., a Karnataka Government undertaking, Mysore.

As of 2014, Malkajgiri is the largest Lok Sabha constituency by number of electors with 3,183,325.

Parliamentary Constituency with largest Area - Ladakh (J&K)- 173266.37 sq. km

Fasten village, Ladakh, 6180 mts.a.s.l. - 26 Kms from the nearest road.

Lakshadweep.

K. PADMARAJAN of Mettur Dam, Salem Dt., Tamilnadu, a welder by profession, has contested for the elections more than 100 times. The uniqueness in his contesting the elections is that, he contests elections against VIPs like, Deve Gowda, Vajpayee, P.V.Narasimha Rao and so on. Of Course, he has lost all the elections, but should appreciate his resolve.

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Somnath Chatterjee, Giridhar Gamang.

Voters can exercise the option not to vote for any candidate.

Sachin Pilot - at the age of 26years and 6 months from Dausa, Rajasthan representing Congress Party.

Agatha Sangma, daughter of former central minister and Lok Sabha Speaker P.A.Sangma. She became a MP in 2008 in a by election and got elected again in the 2009. She is the youngest of the MPs in the 15th Lok Sabha and also she is the youngest to hold the post of Minister of State (Rural Development).

N.G.Ranga at the age of 89 years.

16th Lok Sabha - 2014 - with 61 women MPs.

Andhra Pradesh - Five.

Both of them tied at 2591 votes. Their result was decided on the basis of toss of a coin invoking Section 65 of the People's Representation Act 1951 in which Chamberline Marak won and was declared so.

Pritam Gopinathrao Munde - from Beed (Maharashtra) constituency - with a difference of 6,96,321 votes.