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Jairam Ramesh Questions 2023 Election Commission Act, Sparks Appointment Debate
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News18•26-09-2026, 18:32
Jairam Ramesh Questions 2023 Election Commission Act, Sparks Appointment Debate
- •Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns regarding the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.
- •The new law has reignited the debate surrounding the appointment process and legal protections for election commissioners.
- •The Act was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 12, 2023, and by the Lok Sabha on December 21, 2023.
- •The 2023 Act altered the selection committee for CEC and EC appointments to include the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM, and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- •This new committee replaces the Supreme Court's interim arrangement from its March 2023 Anoop Baranwal judgment, which had included the Chief Justice of India.
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has raised questions over the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, reigniting the debate surrounding the appointment process and legal protections for election commissioners.
The law was passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 12, 2023, and subsequently by the Lok Sabha on December 21, 2023.
The 2023 Act replaced an interim Supreme Court judgment arrangement that included the Chief Justice of India with a selection committee consisting of the Prime Minister, a nominated Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
