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Preparation of electoral rolls and periodically revising the electoral rolls is the main function of the Election Commission. The Election Commission conducts elections to the Parliament, state legislatures, to the offices of President and Vice-President. The Election Commission is empowered to cancel the poll if any irregularities like rigging, proxy voting, pouring of ink into the ballot boxes, replacement of ballot boxes have taken place during the time of election and counting of the votes and order repoll. It is also the responsibility of the Election Commission to hold by-elections whenever there arises a vacancy in the Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly either because of the resignation of sitting M.Ps or M.L.As or because of the death of M.P or M.L.A. One of the important functions of the Election Commission is to recognize political parties as National or Regional political parties and to allot them election symbols. The Election Commission should be empowered to deregister a Political Party if it involves in serious malpractices during the time of elections. The Election Commission should be empowered to advice the Presiding Officers of both Parliament and state legislature for disqualification of the members of either House of Parliament or State legislature.