Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of Election Commissioners.
The CEC and Other ECs Bill, 2023, replaced the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister in the selection committee for appointing the CEC and ECs.
The Search Committee for preparing a panel of candidates is headed by the Prime Minister.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is a member of the selection committee for appointing the CEC and ECs.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Chief Election Commissioners of India?
Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
V.S. Ramadevi was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner and also the shortest-serving CEC.
The current Chief Election Commissioner, as per the provided text, is Gyanesh Kumar.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the recognition criteria for political parties in India?
A party is recognized as a National Party if it secures 6% of valid votes in four or more states in a general election and wins 4 seats in the Lok Sabha.
A party is recognized as a State Party if it secures 6% of valid votes in a state in a Lok Sabha election and wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha from that state.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is recognized as a National Party with the symbol of a broom.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the first Lok Sabha elections in India?
The first Lok Sabha elections were held from October 25, 1951, to February 21, 1952.
The first person to vote in these elections was Shyam Sharan Negi from Himachal Pradesh.
The Indian National Congress won 489 seats in the first Lok Sabha elections.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the powers and duties of the Election Commission of India?
The Election Commission determines the territorial areas of electoral constituencies based on the Delimitation Commission Act.
The Election Commission has the authority to cancel polls in cases of rigging, booth capturing, or violence.
The Election Commission can directly disqualify members of Parliament or State Legislatures without advising the President or Governor.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding NOTA and VVPAT?
NOTA was made mandatory in India by the Supreme Court on September 27, 2013, following advocacy by the People's Union for Civil Liberties.
If NOTA receives the most votes in an election, the candidate with the second-highest number of votes is declared the winner.
VVPAT was first used in all assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh in 2017.