Goa State Election Commission

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Goa State Election Commission
Constitutional Body overview
Formed1994 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of Goa
HeadquartersOpposite Joggers' Park, Altinho, Panaji, Goa [2]
Constitutional Body executives
  • W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS, (Retd.), State Election Commissioner
  • Brijesh Manerkar, Secretary, State Election Commissioner
Website Official Website

Goa State Election Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted in Indian state of Goa for ensuring that elections are conducted in free, fair and unbiased way. Constitution of India with provisions as per Article 243K and 243 ZA and Article 324 ensures creation and safeguarding of the powers of State Election Commissions. Goa State Election Commission is responsible for conducting elections for Urban Local Bodies like Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Panchayats and any other specified by Election Commission of India. Goa State Election Commissioner is appointed by Governor of Goa.

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History

The State Election Commission of Goa was constituted pursuant to the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India, by amending the Goa Municipalities Act, 1969 and the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. [3] To ensure the autonomy of the position, the Goa state election commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the grounds and manner specified for judge of High Court. Geeta Sagar, IAS served as the first State Election Commissioner. [1]

List of State Election Commissioners

S.No.NameFromTo
1Geeta Sagar, IAS April 1, 1995August 18, 1995
2B.S. SubannaOctober 26, 1995August 14, 1997
3S. D. SadhaleSeptember 11, 1997April 28, 2004
4P. M. BorkarJuly 1, 2004June 30, 2006
5Dr. M. Modassir, IAS, (Retd.)August 1, 2010January 13, 2017
6R. K. Srivastava, IAS, (Retd.)January 14, 2017October 30, 2020
7Chokha Ram Garg, IAS November 3, 2020March 12, 2021
8W. V. Ramanamurthy, IAS, (Retd.)March 18, 2021till date

Powers and Responsibilities

Goa States Election Commissioner is responsible for the following: [4] [5]

Composition

Goa State Election Commission is a one-man commission consisting of Chief Election Commissioner. [9] State Election Commissioners are independent persons not holding position or office in any Central or State Government organisations. [10] [11]

Shree W V Ramanamurthy, Retd I.A.S., is the Chief Election Commissioner of Goa. [12] His period of service will be 5 years or attaining an age of 65 years whichever is earlier.

Constitutional Requirements

Goa State Election Commission was formed after amendment of Constitution with 73rd and 74th declaration. [13] State Election Commissions were formed as per Article 243K of the Constitution, similar to setting up of Election commission of India as per Article 324. [9]

See also

Election Commission of India.

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