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Chief Election Commissioner of India
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Chief Election Commissioner of India
Incumbent
Om Prakash Rawat
since 23 January 2018
Election Commission of India
Nominator
Government of India
Appointer
President of India
Term length
6 yrs or up to 65 yrs of age
(whichever is earlier)
Deputy
Election Commissioners of India
Deputy Election Commissioners of India
Salary
₹250,000 (US$3,800) per month[1][2]
Website
Election Commission of India
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Constitutional amendment
Basic structure doctrine
Fundamental rights
Human rights
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Uniform civil code
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Law enforcement
Government of India[show]
President (Head of state)
Vice president
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Executive:
Prime minister (Head of government)
Union Council of Ministers
Cabinet secretary
Secretaries: (Defence • Finance • Foreign • Home)
Civil services
All India Services (IAS • IFS/IFoS • IPS)
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Legislature:
Parliament
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Judiciary:
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Election commission:
Chief Election Commissioner (Election commissioners)
Recent general elections: 2009
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Recent state elections: 2017
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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 and of President and Vice-President. 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.
Despite the recent[when?] changes in the hierarchy, the system always had powers to impose unambiguous rules and guidelines that applied across the entire nation e.g. as to how the ballots will be cast and counted, what will be regarded as 'unqualified' vote. India was probably one of the first countries in the World to go for a completely electronic ballot in the last elections.[when?] What made this remarkable was that the Election Commission of India had successfully implemented this across the entire diverse Indian population that also consisted of the rural illiterate people.
While the office has always been an important one in the machinery of the Indian political process, it gained significant public attention during the tenure of T.N. Seshan, from 1990 to 1996. Seshan is widely credited[by whom?] with undertaking a zealous effort to end corruption and manipulation in Indian elections. Though he made significant progress, several politicians attempted to derail these efforts. In particular, the expansion of the Election Commission to include the two Election Commissioners (in addition to the Chief Commissioner) was seen as a move to curtail the commissioner's ability to act aggressively.
Contents
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1 Suggested reforms
2 Compensation
3 Chief Election Commissioners
4 References
Suggested reforms[edit]
In June 2012, Lal Krishna Advani, a veteran Indian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India (as well as former Leader of the Opposition in Indian Parliament),[3] suggested that appointment of CEC (as well as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)) should be made by a bipartisan collegium consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, the Law Minister and the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.[4][5] Subsequently, M Karunanidhi, the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu[6] supported the suggestion. Advani made this demand to remove any impression of bias or lack of transparency and fairness because, according to him, the current system was open to "manipulation and partisanship".[4][5] Similar demand was made by many former CEC's such as B B Tandon, N Gopalaswamy and S Y Quraishi.[7][8]
Compensation[edit]
By the "Election Commission (Condition Of Service Of Election Commissions And Transaction Of Business) Act, 1991", the salary of the chief election commissioner is the same as salary of a Judge of Supreme Court of India.[1]
Salary of the Chief Election Commissioner
Salary
₹250,000 (US$3,800) monthly [1][2]
Chief Election Commissioners[edit]
The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India.[9]
List of Chief Election Commissioners
No.
Name
Took office
Left office
1 Sukumar Sen 21 March 1950 19 December 1958
2 Kalyan Sundaram 20 December 1958 30 September 1967
3 SP Sen Verma 1 October 1967 30 September 1972
4 Nagendra Singh 1 October 1972 6 February 1973
5 T. Swaminathan 7 February 1973 17 June 1977
6 S. L. Shakdhar 18 June 1977 17 June 1982
7 R. K. Trivedi 18 June 1982 31 December 1985
8 R. V. S. Peri Sastri 1 January 1986 25 November 1990
9 V. S. Ramadevi 26 November 1990 11 December 1990
10 T. N. Seshan 12 December 1990 11 December 1996
11 M. S. Gill 12 December 1996 13 June 2001
12 J. M. Lyngdoh 14 June 2001 7 February 2004
13 T. S. Krishnamurthy 8 February 2004 15 May 2005
14 B. B. Tandon 16 May 2005 29 June 2006
15 N. Gopalaswami 30 June 2006 20 April 2009
16 Navin Chawla 21 April 2009 29 July 2010
17 S. Y. Quraishi 30 July 2010 10 June 2012
18 V. S. Sampath 11 June 2012 15 January 2015
19 H. S. Brahma 16 January 2015 18 April 2015
20 Nasim Zaidi 19 April 2015[10] 5 July 2017
21 Achal Kumar Jyoti 6 July 2017[11] 22 January 2018
22 Om Prakash Rawat 23 January 2018[12] Incumbent
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Election Commission (Condition Of Service Of Election Commissions And Transaction Of Business) Act, 1991". Vakil No. 1. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Salaries and Conditions of Service Amendment Bill 2008" (PDF). PRS India.
Jump up ^ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b "Karunanidhi backs Advani's view on collegium to appoint CAG, EC". Times of India. 5 Jun 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b "Karunanidhi backs Advani's plea for collegium". The Hindu. Chennai. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
Jump up ^ "DMK's Official Homepage-Chennai-Tamilnadu-India 800x600 screen resolution". Dmk.in. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
Jump up ^ "Collegium needed to select EC: SY Quraishi". The Times of India. July 16, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Ex-CECs backed collegium, Law Ministry not too keen". Indian Express. 10 Jun 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
Jump up ^ "Previous Chief Election Commissioners". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
Jump up ^ "Election Commission of India". ECI.nic.in. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
Jump up ^ Borgohain, Sonalee, ed. (July 3, 2017). "India's new Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti to take charge on July 6". India Today. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Om Prakash Rawat to succeed AK Joti as new Chief Election Commissioner". The Indian Express. New Delhi. January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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Conan the Destroyer
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Conan the Destroyer
Theatrical film poster
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Produced by
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Screenplay by
Stanley Mann
Story by
Roy Thomas
Gerry Conway
Based on
Conan the Barbarian stories
by Robert E. Howard
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Grace Jones
Wilt Chamberlain
Mako
Tracey Walter
Olivia d'Abo
Sarah Douglas
Music by
Basil Poledouris
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff
Edited by
Frank J. Urioste
Production
company
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Distributed by
Universal Pictures[1]
Release date
June 29, 1984 (1984-06-29)
Running time
101 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$18 million[2]
Box office
$31 million (US)[1]
Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 American sword and sorcery/adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mako Iwamatsu reprising their roles as Conan and Akiro the wizard, respectively. The cast also includes Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter, and Olivia d'Abo. It is the sequel to Conan the Barbarian. The film grossed $31 million in the US.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Toning down the violence
3.2 Casting
3.3 Photography
3.4 Locations
3.5 Deleted scenes
4 Music
5 Reception
6 Adaptations
7 Conan the Conqueror
8 In popular culture
9 References
10 External links
Plot[edit]
Conan (Schwarzenegger) and his companion, the thief Malak (Walter), are confronted by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) of Shadizar. She tests their combat ability with several of her guards. Satisfied, she tells Conan that she has a quest for him. He refuses her, but when she promises to resurrect his lost love, Valeria, Conan agrees to the quest. He is to escort the Queen's niece, Jehnna (Olivia d'Abo), a virgin, who is destined to restore the jeweled horn of the dreaming god Dagoth; a magic gem must first be retrieved that will locate the horn. Conan and Malak are joined by Bombaata (Chamberlain), the captain of Taramis's guard. Bombaata has secret orders to kill Conan once the gem is obtained.
The gem is secured in the fortress of a powerful wizard, so Conan seeks the help of his friend, Akiro (Mako), the Wizard of the Mounds. Akiro has been captured by a tribe of cannibals, and must first be rescued. The adventurers encounter Zula (Grace Jones), a powerful bandit warrior being tortured by vengeful villagers. Freeing Zula at Jehnna's request, Conan accepts the indebted warrior's offer to join their quest.
The adventurers travel to the castle of Toth-Amon (Pat Roach), where the gem is located. As they camp for the night, the wizard takes the form of a giant bird and kidnaps Jehnna. The others wake in time to see the bird enter the castle. Sneaking in through a water gate, they search the castle, but Conan is separated from the group, and the others are forced to watch him battle a fierce man-beast. Conan mortally wounds the creature, which is revealed as another form of Toth-Amon. With the wizard's death, the castle begins to disintegrate, forcing the group's hasty retreat. They are ambushed by Taramis's guards, but drive them off. Bombaata feigns ignorance about the attack. The gem reveals the location of the jeweled horn. Jehnna expresses romantic interest in Conan, but he rebuffs her and declares his devotion to Valeria.
They reach an ancient temple, where the horn is secured. Jehnna obtains it while Akiro deciphers engravings. He learns that Jehnna will be ritually sacrificed to awaken Dagoth. They are attacked by the priests who guard the horn. A secret exit is revealed, but Bombaata blocks the others' escape and seizes Jehnna. Despite this treachery, Conan and his allies escape from the priests and trek to Shadizar to rescue Jehnna.
Malak shows them a secret route to the throne room. Conan confronts Bombaata and kills him in combat. Zula impales the Grand Vizier (Jeff Corey) before he can sacrifice Jehnna. The rising Dagoth (André the Giant) becomes distorted from a beautiful human form into a monstrous entity. Dagoth kills Taramis, then attacks Conan. Zula and Malak join the fight, but are effortlessly swept aside by the entity. Grappling with the monster, Conan tears out Dagoth's horn, weakening the creature enough to kill it.
The newly crowned Queen Jehnna offers each of her companions a place in her new court: Zula will be the new captain of the guard, Akiro the queen's advisor, and Malak the court jester. Jehnna offers Conan marriage and the opportunity to rule the kingdom with her, but he declines and departs to find further adventures and his own place in the world.
Cast[edit]
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan
Grace Jones as Zula
Wilt Chamberlain as Bombaata
Mako as Akiro
Tracey Walter as Malak
Sarah Douglas as Queen Taramis
Olivia d'Abo as Princess Jehnna
Pat Roach as Toth-Amon
Jeff Corey as Grand Vizier
Sven-Ole Thorsen as Togra
André the Giant as Dagoth
Ferdy Mayne as The Leader
Production[edit]
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Toning down the violence[edit]
When John Milius, director of Conan the Barbarian, was unavailable, Dino De Laurentiis suggested Richard Fleischer to his daughter Raffaella De Laurentiis, who was producing Conan the Destroyer. Fleischer had already made Barabbas (1961) and Mandingo (1975) for Dino De Laurentiis.
Conan the Barbarian made about $40 million at the U.S. box office when it was released in 1982 with an R-rating, and an additional $50 million in other markets. Because Universal Pictures and producer Dino De Laurentiis thought it would have been even more successful if it had been less violent, they wanted to tone down the violence in the sequel. Conan the Destroyer originally received an R-rating like its predecessor, but the film was recut to secure a PG-rating. Fleischer delivered a movie that was less violent (and somewhat more humorous) than the first, although some scenes of violence have bloody results (the PG-13 rating did not exist until August of that same year). Carlo Rambaldi created the Dagoth monster.
Casting[edit]
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mako Iwamatsu, who played the Wizard of the Mound and narrator in the first film, return from the first film, and Mako's character is now named. Sven-Ole Thorsen, who played Thorgrim in the first film, also returned, but this time he had to partially cover his face with a mask, as he was playing a different (yet more bearded) character. Singer Grace Jones performed the female warrior Zula, the last of her tribe. This was the first major role for seven-foot, one-inch-tall basketball player Wilt Chamberlain and the debut of Olivia d'Abo, who played the petulant teenaged princess.[3] David L. Lander was originally cast to play the foolish thief Malak, but due to his deteriorating health from the onset of multiple sclerosis, he was forced to quit the project, and the part was recast with Tracey Walter.[4] André the Giant played Dagoth, but was not credited in the film, as he was in costume.[5]
Photography[edit]
Conan the Destroyer was the fourth film on which British director of photography Jack Cardiff worked with Fleischer. Cardiff had already photographed The Vikings (1958), Crossed Swords (1977), and Amityville 3-D (1983) for the director. They worked together twice more on Million Dollar Mystery (1987), and Fleischer’s last film, the short Call from Space (1989), which was shot in the 65-mm Showscan process. Cardiff’s other notable films include John Huston's The African Queen (1951), King Vidor's War and Peace (1956), and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). However, he is best known for his extraordinary Technicolor photography on three films directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in the 1940s — A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947, for which Cardiff won an Oscar), and The Red Shoes (1948).
Locations[edit]
Shooting took place in Mexico from November 1 to February 10, 1984.[3]
Deleted scenes[edit]
In the film, a camel is knocked to the ground, and after struggling to get back up, its hind legs are drawn forward with wires so that it is forced to sit down before falling to the ground. This sequence is cut from the U.K. version, although a later scene in which Conan apologizes to the camel is left in. Also cut is a double horse-fall in the opening battle.[citation needed] To secure a PG rating, Sarah Douglas said several scenes involving her character were cut, including a sex scene with Schwarzenegger, slapping Chamberlain, a virgin sacrifice, and the seduction of a statue.[6]
Music[edit]
The musical score of Conan The Destroyer was composed, conducted, and produced by Basil Poledouris, and it was performed by the orchestra Unione Musicisti Di Roma.[3]
Reception[edit]
Conan the Destroyer grossed $31 million in the U.S.[1] Schwarzenegger, Fleischer, and De Laurentiis subsequently teamed up again to make Red Sonja a year later. The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards, including Worst Supporting Actress and won Worst New Star for D'Abo.[7]
Roger Ebert rated the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote that Conan the Destroyer is "sillier, funnier, and more entertaining" than the first film. In praising the film's use of character actors, Ebert singled out Jones, who he said brings rock star charisma to her role.[8] Variety called it "the ideal sword and sorcery picture" and also praised Jones.[9] Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote that Schwarzenegger struggles with the film's more comedic tone.[10]
Rotten Tomatoes, which collects both contemporary and modern reviews, reports that 26% of 23 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.4/10.[11]
Adaptations[edit]
Marvel Comics published a comic-book adaptation of the film by writer Michael Fleisher and artist John Buscema in Marvel Super Special #35 (Dec. 1984).[12] The adaptation was also available as a two-issue limited series.[13]
Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway wrote the original story treatment but were dissastified with the final screenplay by Stanley Mann and the finished film. They made their story into the graphic novel Conan the Barbarian: The Horn of Azoth, published in 1990, with art by Mike Docherty.[14] The names of the characters were changed to distance the graphic novel from the movie: Dagoth became Azoth, Jehnna became Natari, Zula became Shumballa, Bombaata became Strabo, Thoth-Amon became Rammon, and the characters of Queen Taramis and The Leader were combined into sorcerer Karanthes, father of Natari.
Robert Jordan wrote a novelization of the film in 1984 for Tor Books.
Conan the Conqueror[edit]
The third film in the Conan trilogy had been planned for a 1987 release with the title Conan the Conqueror. The director was to have been either Guy Hamilton or John Guillermin. Arnold Schwarzenegger was committed to the film Predator, and De Laurentiis's contract with the star had expired after his obligation to Red Sonja and Raw Deal, and he was not keen to negotiate a new one. The third Conan film fell into development hell. The script was eventually turned into Kull the Conqueror.[15][16]
In popular culture[edit]
Kim Wayans' spoof portrayals of Grace Jones on the show In Living Color are based on Grace's performance of Zula in this film. In 1985, Australian heavy metal music group Prowler changed its name to Taramis after the character from this film.[17]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Krugman, Michael (2009). Andre the Giant: A Legendary Life. Simon & Schuster. p. 79. ISBN 9781439188132.
Jump up ^ Bricker, Rebecca (July 9, 1984). "Take One". People. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (1984). "Conan the Destroyer". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Conan the Destroyer". Variety. 1984. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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Jump up ^ Jamie Lovett (20 May 2007). "Arnold Schwarzenegger Updates Status Of Next Conan Movie". Pop Culture Media.
Jump up ^ Eric Snider (27 November 2008). "Eric's Bad Movies: Kull the Conqueror (1997)". MTV.
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