Electoral Politics — Social Studies STD 9 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesElectoral Politics1 Mark
MCQ
When was the Election Commission made a multi$-$member body?
A
$1975$
B
$1983$
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$1989$
D
$2009$
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Answer
Correct option: C.
$1989$
Since its inception in $1950$ and till $15$ October $1989,$ Election Commission functioned as a single member body consisting of the Chief Election Commissioner. On $16$ October $1989,$ the President appointed two more election commissioners to cope with the increased work of election commissioner due to lowering of voting age from $21$ to $18$ years.
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