The State Election Commission of Madhya Pradesh

 

The State Election Commission of Madhya Pradesh


The Constitution of India vests in the State Election Commission, consisting of a State Election Commissioner, the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of all elections to the Panchayats (Gram panchayat, Janpad panchayat Jila panchayat ) and the Municipalities( Nagar nigam Narpalika parisad  Nagar Panchyat)  (Articles 243K,  243ZA). The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor.



The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission was constituted vide the notification dated February 1,1994 issued by the General Administration Department of the State Government. It came into existence on Feburary 15, 1994 with the assumption of office by the first State Election Commissioner.



As per article 243(C3) the Governor, when so requested by the State Election Commission, make available to the State Election Commission such staff as may be necessary for the discharge of the functions conferred on the SEC by clause (1).



The terms of the offices of the State Election Commissioners in the commission is mentioned below-

State Election Commissioner

Name

Tenure

N.B.Lohani

15.02.1994 - 16.02.2000

Gopal Sharan Shukl

16.02.2000 - 14.08.2006

Aditya Vijay Singh

14.08.2006 - 10.12.2010

Dr.Ajit Raizada

10.12.2010 - 30.09.2013

R.Parasuram

01.10.2013 - 31.12.2018

Basant Pratap Singh

01-01-2019              -Onwards

Vision

Promote measures for strengthening the environment for free and fair elections in Madhya Pradesh

Mission

Officers and staff of Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission resolve that we shall,

  • Strengthen our competencies in all legal and managerial aspects of elections,
  • Implement measures for the use of GIS and expand the use of IT applications in the elections; and
  • Expand the use of information technology in inter and intra-office applications.

 

The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor.


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