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Q140 (NDA-I/2026) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

As per Article 324 of the Constitution of India, the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as

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According to Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is provided with security of tenure to ensure the independence of the electoral process. The article explicitly states that the CEC shall not be removed from office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court. This means the CEC can only be removed by the President based on a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament with a special majority (a majority of the total membership of that House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting) on the grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. While other Election Commissioners can be removed on the recommendation of the CEC, they do not share this specific constitutional removal procedure.

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