Election Commission of India (ECI) conducts elections to the offices of President & Vice President of India, both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha), State Legislative Assemblies and State Legislative Councils.
The election machinery is headed by Chief Electoral Officer at the State/UT level, and by District Election Officer at the District level. During elections, a large number of central and state government officials are deployed to work for election on duties related to polling/security/election observation etc.Source: Election Commission of India