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title: "The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of?"  
description: "The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of?"  
author: "Reyansh Singh"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39390/the-chief-election-commissioner-of-india-holds-office-for-a-period-of  
category: "indian polity and constitution"  
tags: ["indian polity and constitution"]  
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# The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds office for a period of?

The Chief Election Commissioner of [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health) holds [office](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23284/how-to-improve-your-office-for-higher-productivity) for a [period](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301083/everything-you-need-to-know-about-menstrual-cups) of?

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

**The Chief Election Commissioner has a work tenure of 6 years, or up to the age of 65 years; whichever is earlier**. The Present Chief Election Commissioner is “Om Prakash Rawat”.

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The Chief Election Commissioner, as well as Election Commissioner both, are **appointed by the [President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42556/why-did-president-truman-ask-congress-to-give-financial-aid-to-greece-and-turkey)**. The work tenure and age criterion is the same for the both. **The Chief Election Commissioner gets the same salary,** equal status, and perks as available to [Judges](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32914/how-are-supreme-court-judges-selected) of the [Supreme Court](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43448/how-did-the-supreme-court-rulings-in-1883-work-against-the-civil-rights-act-of-1875) of India. **It is very difficult to remove the Chief Election Commissioner once appointed, as it requires two-thirds of the [Lok Sabha](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45348/who-is-the-secretary-general-of-the-lok-sabha) and the [Rajya Sabha](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37317/why-has-arvind-kejriwal-decided-not-to-give-rajya-sabha-nomination-to-a-senior-leader-like-kumar-vishwas) Vote against him.**


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