(1) The Commission shall have such staff, made available to it by the Governor when so requested by it, as may be necessary for the discharge of the functions conferred on it by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5..
(2) The terms and conditions of service of the members of the staff made available to the Commission by the Governor shall be regulated in accordance with the rules regulating the terms and conditions of service of the employees of the State Government for the time being in force.
8. The State Government shall, in consultation with the Commission, by notification, fix the date or dates on which, and the hours during which, the poll will be taken:
Provided that the poll on any day shall continue for a period of not less than eight hours without interruption.
9. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force,—
(1) no civil court shall have jurisdiction—
(a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any question whether any person is or is not entitled to have his name entered in the electoral roll for a constituency, or
(b) to question the legality of any action taken by or under the authority of the State Election Commissioner relating to preparation and revision of an electoral roll;
(2) the validity of any law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats to such constituencies made or purporting to be made shall not be called in question in any court;
(3) no election to any Panchayat or Municipality shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to such authority and in such manner as may be provided for by or under any law made by the State Legislature.