<P> The Chief Election Commissioner heads the Election Commission of India , a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures . Chief Election Commissioner of India is usually a member of the Indian Civil Service and mostly from the Indian Administrative Service . It is very difficult to remove the authority of the Chief Election Commissioner once elected by the president , as two - thirds of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha need to vote against him for disorderly conduct or improper actions . </P>
who acts as the chairman of the election commission
Chief Election Commissioner