Chief Election Commissioner of India
| Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
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since 19 February 2025 | |
| 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 |
| Website | Election Commission of India |
| India portal |
| Part of the Politics series |
| Elections |
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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 and consisting of the leader of the opposition and a Union Cabinet minister.
The term of a CEC can be a maximum of six years or until they attain 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.
The chief election commissioner is placed at 9A position in the order of precedence in India along with the chairperson of Union Public Service Commission and the comptroller and auditor general of India.