Bill repeals 1991 law on Election Commissioners' service conditions

This Bill regulates the appointment, conditions of service, and term of office for the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. It establishes a specific process involving a Search Committee and a Selection Committee to recommend candidates to the President.

The Chief Election Commissioner, other Election Commissioners, the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the House of the People, Union Cabinet Ministers, and the Cabinet Secretary.

• The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners must be appointed from persons holding or having held a post equivalent to the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
• A Search Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary and two other senior members will prepare a panel of five persons for consideration.
• A Selection Committee consisting of the Prime Minister (Chairperson), the Leader of Opposition in the House of the People, and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister will recommend the appointment.
• The term of office is six years or until the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier, with no eligibility for re-appointment.
• Salary, allowances, and conditions of service are set at the same level as the Cabinet Secretary.
• The Election Commission's business shall be transacted unanimously as far as possible, with matters decided by majority if opinions differ.
• The Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 is repealed.

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