In which of the following years was the Election Commission of India founded?

Correct — B. The Election Commission of India was constituted on 25 January 1950, the day before the Constitution came into force.

National Voters' Day is observed on 25 January precisely to mark that founding date, and has been since 2011.

The Commission owes its existence to Article 324, which vests in it the superintendence, direction and control of elections.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  1952 — 1952 is the year India's first general election finished. The Commission had to exist before it could conduct one.
• (c)
  1955 — 1955 falls after the first general election had already been held, so it cannot be the founding year.
• (d)
  1947 — 1947 is Independence. The Commission is a constitutional body created under Article 324 and could not predate the Constitution.

The Election Commission is a constitutional body, not a statutory one. Article 324 creates it and gives it superintendence, direction and control of elections to Parliament, to the State legislatures, and to the offices of President and Vice-President.

It began in 1950 as a single-member body under one Chief Election Commissioner.

It was made multi-member briefly in 1989 and again from 1993, and now works as a three-member commission with a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

Key facts

• The Election Commission of India was constituted on 25 January 1950.
• Article 324 creates the Commission and vests it with superintendence, direction and control of elections.
• Election provisions are in Part XV of the Constitution, Articles 324 to 329.
• National Voters' Day has been observed on 25 January each year since 2011.

Common traps

• 1952 is the first general election, not the Commission's founding year.
• The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, one day after the Commission was constituted.

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