Explain the role of election commission …

The election commission play important role in ensuring free and fair elections. The Election Commission of India is a very powerful and independent institution and is not answerable to any other political institution. It has a wide range of powers, which are enlisted as:It takes decision on every aspect of the elections right from the announcement of elections to the declaration of the results.It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it.During the times of elections, it can order the government to follow some guidelines towards making the elections free and fair.At the time of election duty, the government officers work under the control of EC and not the ruling party.For the last 15 years, the EC is exercising its powers to full potential and has even increased them. Today the free and fair elections are just because of the working of EC.