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The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by1. Chief Minister2. Prime minister3. Vice President4. President

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : President

The correct answer is President.

  • The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by President.
    • The Chief Election Commissioner heads the Election Commission of India.
    • A body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice-President.
    • Sushil Chandra Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairman.
    • A-WEB addressing participants of the International Virtual Election Visitors Programme 2020 for Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections.
    • Chief Election Commissioner Sh. Sunil Arora released a book titled 'Electoral Reforms in India' on January 15, 2021, authored by Dr. Komal Jain.
  • Ram Nath kovind is the current president of India.
  • Hence, the correct option is 4.

  • Chief Minister :
    • A chief minister heads a state government's council of ministers and can be deputed in that role by a deputy chief minister.
    • In the Republic of India, a chief minister is the elected head of government of each state out of 28 states and sometimes a union territory. 
    • The governor appoints and swears in the chief minister, whose council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
    • The chief minister is elected through a majority in the state legislative assembly.
    • This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the governor of the state who is the appointing authority.
  • Prime Minister :
    • Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014.
    • He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi.
    • The Prime minister can be a member of any of the two houses of the Parliament of India :
      • the Lok Sabha 
      • the Rajya Sabha 
    • The prime minister selects and can dismiss members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the government.
    • The prime minister is the senior-most member of the cabinet in the executive of government in a parliamentary system.
  • Vice President :
    • Venkaiah Naidu is the current Vice President of India.
    • He defeated UPA's candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the 5 August 2017 election.
    • The Vice President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in India after the President.
    • The Vice President is elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament.
    • The Vice President acts as President in the absence of the president due to death, resignation, impeachment, or other situations.
    • The Vice President of India is Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.


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