Election Commission of India (ECI) is the body that is tasked with conducting free and fair elections in the country for Parliament and State legislative assemblies. It is comprised of 1 Chief election Commissioner and 2 Election Commissioners
#LokSabhaElections2019 #Gender #ECI
#LokSabhaElections2019 #Gender #ECI
Over the years ECI has done a great deal to improve voter participation and make the process gender responsive
However in the context of rising misogyny and low political participation of women, ECI has not done enough to hold political parties to account
However in the context of rising misogyny and low political participation of women, ECI has not done enough to hold political parties to account
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ECI has largely been a male-dominated institution. There have been 23 CECs between 1950 and 2019. Only 1 woman VS Ramadevi has held the post of CEC for 15 days between 26 Nov 1990 to 11 Dec 1990.
#WomensRepresentation #ECI
#WomensRepresentation #ECI
The current ECI, CEC and the ECs are men. Of the 75 officers within the Election Commission - only 7 are women, of this is 1 Addl. DG (Press Information Bureau), 2 women at the director level and other 4 at the secretary\under secretary level.
Source: ECI
#WomensRepresentation
Source: ECI
#WomensRepresentation
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