(1) The Governor shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint,-
(i) an officer of the State Government not below the age of fifty-five years and of the rank of Financial Commissioner, or the Principal Secretary to the State Government having service as such for a minimum period of two years; or
(ii) a serving or retired Judge of the High Court;
as Election Commissioner:
Provided that no officer, who has attained such age of superannuation, as may from time to time be fixed by the State Government, shall be appointed as Election Commissioner.
Qualification for appointment as Election Commissioner.
Election to Panchayats and Municipalities.
(2) On ceasing to hold office of Election Commissioner, he shall be ineligible for any further appointment under the State Government.
CHAPTER III CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER
5. There shall be paid to the Election Commissioner a salary which is equal to the salary of a Judge of a High Court:
Provided that if a person who immediately before the date of assuming office as the Election Commissioner, was in receipt of, or, being eligible so to do, had opted to draw, a pension (other than a disability or wound pension) in respect of any previous service under the Government of India or under the Government of a State, his salary in respect of service as the Election Commissioner shall be reduced, -
(a) by the amount of that pension;
(b) by the amount of the commuted value in respect of previous service if any, that he had, before assuming office received, in lieu of a portion of the pension due to him.