(C) The Election Commission operates under the authority of the Constitution as per Article 324 and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The Commission has the powers under the Constitution to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election.Being a Constitutional authority, Election Commission is among st the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission, and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.