The day may bring extra inner pressure for Rat, even around small things. Keep your schedule and expectations simple, avoid reading too much into every detail, and don’t let minor paperwork, messages, or practical chores grow into bigger sources of stress.

Your sign, Rat – Water, shares the same element as the day. This puts extra attention on peers, networking, teamwork, competition, and the people around you. Other people’s moods or opinions may feel louder than usual, so choose your company carefully and keep your own center.

Love:

Arguments can flare quickly, especially if both sides are tired or reacting too fast. Protect the bond by stepping away from needless confrontation, speaking plainly, and giving each other a little room before discussing sensitive matters.

Career and Wealth:

This is best treated as a low-risk workday. Focus on necessary tasks, answer what needs answering, and keep things moving without forcing results. Save the bigger push, important pitches, or bold changes for steadier timing.

Avoid major financial risks today. Keep money decisions conservative, double-check details, and postpone anything unclear, rushed, or poorly explained. Simple budgeting and careful review will serve you better than bold moves.

Health:

The body may feel more sensitive to stress, pressure, or overstimulation. Keep the day simple and recovery-focused, with enough rest, regular meals, and fewer unnecessary demands. A calmer pace will help your energy stay more even.

Lucky Number: 4

Lucky Color: River blue

Advice:

Do less, but do it cleanly. A calm, careful approach will take you further than trying to handle everything at once.

Note:

Your sign (Rat) clashes with the Horse energy of 2026. This is why astrologers generally advise Rat-born people to be more cautious with risks and unnecessary confrontations this year.

The day has a neutral influence on Ox. Nothing is strongly pushing events forward or holding them back, so steady choices matter most. If you stay practical and avoid overreacting, the day should remain manageable.

Your sign, Ox – Earth, has a controlling influence over today’s Water energy. This brings attention to money, management, decisions, and taking practical command of a situation. You may do well by staying grounded, setting limits, and handling one issue at a time.

Love:

Keep relationship matters light and uncomplicated. Ordinary kindness is enough for today, and small gestures may mean more than big talks. A patient tone will help things flow more smoothly.

Career and Wealth:

Use the day to sort details, review plans, and handle routine responsibilities. Big decisions can wait until the signal is clearer. For now, careful organization and follow-through are more useful than dramatic action.

Keep finances routine and steady. Pay attention to ordinary expenses, subscriptions, payments, or small leaks in the budget. Avoid emotional spending, and let practical thinking guide any purchase or money discussion.

Health:

Energy may be average rather than high, so don’t expect too much from yourself. Stay hydrated, eat sensibly, and pace the day in a way that feels sustainable. A simple routine will support steadier well-being.

Lucky Number: 8

Lucky Color: Earth ochre

Advice:

Keep the day simple and organized. When in doubt, choose the practical option and finish what is already in front of you.

Note:

Your sign (Ox) has a mild yearly tension with the Horse energy of 2026. This does not block progress, but it does favor practical choices and lower drama.

The day has a neutral influence on Tiger. Nothing is strongly positive or negative, so steady choices matter most. You don’t need to force momentum today. A calm, measured approach will help you make good use of what is available.

Today’s Water energy supports your sign, Tiger – Wood. This points to help, guidance, recovery, and useful resources. You may find it easier to receive support than to do everything alone, so stay open to advice, cooperation, or a second pair of hands.

Love:

Keep relationship matters light and warm. Ordinary kindness is enough for today, and simple attention can go a long way. You don’t need to solve everything at once; just make space for a more comfortable connection.

Career and Wealth:

Use the day to sort details, tidy loose ends, and get support where needed. Big decisions can wait until the signal is clearer. For now, good timing comes from staying prepared rather than pushing too hard.

Keep finances routine and straightforward. Pay attention to ordinary expenses and avoid emotional spending or buying for temporary comfort. A little review now can help you feel more settled later.

Health:

Energy may be average, so look after the basics well. Stay hydrated, eat sensibly, and pace the day without trying to prove anything. Rest and steady habits will support you more than intensity.

Lucky Number: 3

Lucky Color: Jade green

Advice:

Keep the day simple and organized. Let support in where it is offered, and focus on what is useful, clear, and manageable.

The day puts Rabbit in the spotlight a little more than usual. Your choices may be noticed, so calm, steady conduct will carry you further than dramatic moves or quick reactions. Keep things measured and let consistency speak for you.

Today’s Water energy supports your sign, Rabbit, and points to help, guidance, recovery, and useful resources. You may find it easier to accept support, ask a simple question, or let someone lighten the load instead of trying to do everything by yourself.

Love:

Keep relationship matters light and easy. Ordinary kindness, a warm tone, and small thoughtful gestures are enough for today. You do not need to force a deep talk to feel close.

Career and Wealth:

Use the day to sort details, tidy loose ends, and check practical matters. Big decisions can wait until the signal is clearer. For now, steady progress and careful handling of basics will serve you well.

Keep finances routine and grounded. Pay attention to ordinary expenses, small purchases, and everyday habits. Avoid emotional spending, especially if you are trying to reward yourself after a demanding moment.

Health:

Energy may be average rather than high, so pace yourself. Stay hydrated, eat sensibly, and give yourself enough breaks during the day. A simple routine will help you feel more settled.

Lucky Number: 7

Lucky Color: Plum purple

Advice:

Keep the day simple, organized, and easy to manage. The more you stay steady, the more smoothly things are likely to go.

The day can bring small misunderstandings for Dragon, especially if people are rushed or only half listening. Clear communication and patience will help far more than quick reactions. Slow down just enough to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Your sign, Dragon, has a practical influence over today’s Water energy. This brings attention to money, management, decisions, and taking sensible command of a situation. It is a good day to be realistic, organized, and careful with what needs handling.

Love:

Keep relationship matters light and low pressure. Ordinary kindness, patience, and a bit of humor can smooth over small awkward moments. There is no need to push for answers before emotions settle.

Career and Wealth:

Use the day to sort details, confirm information, and clean up practical loose ends. Big decisions can wait until the signal is clearer. You will do better with steady management than with bold moves.

Keep finances routine and sensible. Pay attention to ordinary expenses, paperwork, and the little things that add up. Avoid emotional spending or making fast money choices just to end a feeling of pressure.

Health:

Energy may be average, so keep your pace reasonable. Stay hydrated, eat sensibly, and do not let tension build from rushing. A calmer rhythm will help you think more clearly as well.

Lucky Number: 2

Lucky Color: Cinnabar red

Advice:

Keep the day simple and organized. Clear words, realistic plans, and patience will get better results than trying to force matters.

The day has a neutral influence on Snake, with no strong push in either direction. That means your steady choices matter most. If you stay practical and avoid acting on mood or pressure, the day can remain manageable.

Today’s Water energy puts some pressure on your sign, Snake, and favors discipline, rules, patience, and careful handling of responsibilities. This is a day to respect limits, stay on schedule where you can, and give extra thought before saying yes.

Love:

Do not reopen old arguments today, even if you feel tempted to clear the air. Soft responses, patience, and a little space will work better than pressure. Let calm behavior do more of the work.

Career and Wealth:

Work may include delays, resistance, or slower responses than you would like. Build in slack, double-check timing, and do not overcommit. A careful pace will help you avoid extra stress later.

Avoid speculative or status-driven spending today. Slow down before approving payments, purchases, or financial promises. A second look at the details can save you from buying under pressure.

Health:

Stress management matters today, especially if your schedule feels tight. Keep meals regular, avoid rushing, and give yourself short pauses to reset. Simple consistency will support your energy better than pushing through.

Lucky Number: 6

Lucky Color: Ink black

Advice:

Pause before committing. Give yourself a little more time than usual to think, respond, and decide.

The day may bring a few small delays, mix-ups, or last-minute changes for Horse. Keep your plans flexible and give yourself extra room in your schedule. You’ll do better if you avoid depending on everything unfolding exactly as expected.

Today’s Water energy puts pressure on your Fire sign. That can make the day feel more demanding, but it also favors discipline, patience, and careful attention to rules and responsibilities. A steady approach will serve you better than force.

Love:

Arguments can flare up quickly, especially over small things that don’t really matter. Protect the connection by stepping back from needless confrontation. A little space, patience, and a calmer tone can prevent a simple issue from becoming a bigger one.

Career and Wealth:

This is best treated as a low-risk workday. Focus on the necessary tasks, keep your standards steady, and avoid pushing too hard for results. It’s wiser to handle what is already in front of you and save the bigger push for a more stable moment.

Avoid major financial risks or fast decisions around money. Keep your choices conservative, double-check details, and postpone anything that feels vague or unsettled. Practical caution will help you avoid unnecessary stress.

Health:

Your body and mood may be more sensitive to stress than usual. Keep the day simple, protect your energy, and lean toward rest, routine, and easy recovery. Don’t overload yourself if you can help it.

Lucky Number: 1

Lucky Color: Pearl white

Advice:

Do less, but do it cleanly. A calm, careful effort will get better results than trying to force too much.

Note:

Your sign (Horse) is directly connected with the ruling Horse energy of 2026. This is why astrologers generally advise moving carefully with major changes and avoiding unnecessary risks this year.

The day works well with Goat, and it should be easier to build momentum than usual. Things tend to move more smoothly when you choose cooperation, patience, and practical teamwork instead of pressure or stubbornness.

Your Earth sign has a controlling influence over today’s Water energy. This puts attention on money, management, decisions, and taking practical command of a situation. You may feel more capable when dealing with everyday responsibilities in a calm, grounded way.

Love:

A calm, honest conversation can do more for closeness than any grand gesture today. Small acts of consistency help build trust and comfort. If you show up steadily, the emotional tone is likely to improve on its own.

Career and Wealth:

A practical workday is available to you. Clear pending follow-ups, finish what has been waiting, and build momentum quietly through solid effort. You don’t need drama or pressure to make progress, just steady attention.

Money matters look steady, provided you stay sensible. This is a good time to review bills, payments, and spending habits, and to make practical adjustments where needed. There’s no need to rush into risk when simple management works well.

Health:

Your energy is workable and fairly steady if you respect your limits. Keep the basics strong, eat regularly, and avoid overdoing anything just because the day feels productive. Balance will help you stay comfortable.

Lucky Number: 5

Lucky Color: Imperial gold

Advice:

Take one steady step and complete it well. Quiet progress will carry more value than trying to do everything at once.

The day has a neutral influence on Monkey, so it may feel fairly ordinary overall. Nothing is strongly helping or blocking you, which means your own steady choices matter most. Simple, sensible actions will shape the day more than luck will.

Your Metal sign supports today’s Water energy. This puts the focus on effort, output, and creativity rather than easy gains. You may be productive and mentally active, but you could also feel more tired than usual if you push too far without breaks.

Love:

Keep relationship matters light and easy today. Ordinary kindness, patience, and a warm response are enough. You don’t need to force a serious talk unless it truly matters, because small gestures can carry the right message.

Career and Wealth:

Use the day to sort details, tidy up loose ends, and handle routine tasks with care. This is useful time for getting organized, even if it’s not ideal for major moves. Bigger decisions can wait until the signal feels clearer.

Keep finances routine and straightforward. Pay attention to ordinary expenses, watch small leaks in spending, and avoid buying based on mood. A little awareness now can help you stay comfortably on track.

Health:

Energy may be average, with some dips if the day gets too full. Stay hydrated, eat sensibly, and pace yourself rather than rushing from one thing to the next. A balanced rhythm will help more than bursts of effort.

Lucky Number: 9

Lucky Color: River blue

Advice:

Keep the day simple and organized. When you reduce clutter and focus on what matters, everything feels easier to manage.

Today may test Rooster more directly than most signs. Slow the pace where you can, avoid getting pulled into unnecessary disagreements, and give important choices a second look before you commit. A careful approach will serve you better than reacting quickly.

Your sign, Rooster – Metal, supports today’s Water energy. This puts more attention on effort, output, and creative problem-solving than on easy luck. You can still get things done, but you may notice that progress takes more energy, so pace yourself and leave room to recharge.

Love:

Arguments can flare quickly if either side pushes too hard. Protect the connection by stepping back from needless confrontation, listening more carefully, and choosing calm words over quick reactions.

Career and Wealth:

This is best treated as a lower-risk workday. Handle the necessary tasks, check details, and keep your focus on what must be done now. Save the bigger push, bold requests, or major decisions for a steadier moment.

Avoid major financial risks today. Keep money decisions conservative, review details carefully, and postpone anything that still feels unclear or unfinished. A simple, cautious approach is the safest one.

Health:

Your system may be more sensitive to stress than usual. Keep the day simple where possible, reduce pressure, and give yourself enough rest, decent food, and a little recovery time between tasks.

Lucky Number: 4

Lucky Color: Earth ochre

Advice:

Do less, but do it cleanly and with care.

The day brings a supportive influence for Dog. Interactions can feel smoother, helpful people may be easier to find, and everyday matters may move with a little more ease than usual. A steady, practical attitude helps you make the most of it.

Your sign, Dog – Earth, has a controlling influence over today’s Water energy. This puts attention on money, management, practical decisions, and taking sensible command of a situation. It is a good day to stay organized and handle what is in front of you directly.

Love:

A calm, genuine conversation can do more for your relationships than any grand gesture today. Small acts of consistency, follow-through, and emotional steadiness help build trust and keep things feeling secure.

Career and Wealth:

A practical workday is available to you. Clear pending follow-ups, answer what has been waiting, and build momentum quietly through solid effort. You do not need drama or big promises to make real progress.

Money matters look steady when handled with care. Review bills, payments, subscriptions, or spending habits, and make practical adjustments if needed. There is no need to rush into risk when simple management works well.

Health:

Your energy is workable and fairly reliable today. Keep the basics strong, eat and rest at sensible times, and avoid overdoing anything just because things feel manageable. Steady pacing will help you finish the day well.

Lucky Number: 8

Lucky Color: Jade green

Advice:

Take one steady step and complete it well before moving to the next.

The day works well with Pig and can help you build momentum more naturally. Progress comes more easily when you choose cooperation over pressure and work with people rather than against them. A flexible, friendly approach opens more doors today.

Your sign, Pig – Water, shares the same element as the day. This highlights peers, networking, teamwork, competitors, and the people moving around you. Pay attention to group dynamics, because who you connect with today may shape how smoothly things unfold.

Love:

A calm, honest conversation can do more than a grand gesture today. Small signs of consistency, care, and reliability help build trust. Keep things simple, warm, and present rather than trying to force a big emotional moment.

Career and Wealth:

A practical workday is available, especially when you stay responsive and cooperative. Clear pending follow-ups, answer messages, and build momentum quietly through steady action. Teamwork and timing can help more than pushing too hard alone.

Money matters are steady when you keep your decisions practical. Review bills, payments, and spending habits, and handle paperwork or small corrections before they grow. There is no need to chase risk when stable choices are enough.

Health:

Your energy is workable, but balance still matters. Keep the basics strong, avoid overcommitting yourself socially or mentally, and make sure rest and routine stay part of the day. A moderate pace will help you feel more even.

Lucky Number: 3

Lucky Color: Plum purple

Advice:

Take one steady step and complete it well before adding more.

The Day Officer is 破 (Po) – Break. Break days favor cutting losses and leaving behind what is not working, but they are weak for fragile new starts. The Day Officer describes the overall mood of the day and the kinds of activities that tend to suit it best.

The year is 丙午 (Bing Wu) – Fire Horse Year. This provides the broader background influence for 2026. Fire is associated with action, confidence, warmth, and visibility, while Horse energy emphasizes movement, independence, enthusiasm, and a faster pace.

Each prediction is created by comparing the reader’s animal sign with the Water Rabbit day, its elemental relationship, the Break Day Officer, and the broader Fire Horse year.

Dr. Achary Kalki Krishnan

(Vastu consultant, Vedic astrologer, Researcher, Educator & Corporate mentor)

Earlier notices against Kumar were signed by Opposition MPs, and these leaders stayed off them because of the positions they hold in the House.

Derek O’Brien, the Trinamool Congress’s leader in the Rajya Sabha, said on Thursday the notice would be moved in both Houses of Parliament.

The move follows an Indian Express report that the two election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, raised formal objections at least 14 times in 10 months to decisions on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The SIR is a fresh, house-to-house verification of voter lists. Groups critical of it say it has wrongly excluded voters in several states.

On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi demanded Kumar’s immediate resignation. The Cockroach Janta Party, which led protests at Jantar Mantar in June and July, gave the CEC 48 hours to step down and threatened a nationwide agitation. The Election Commission has said all its decisions over the past year, including those on SIR, were unanimous decisions of the full commission.

Removing a CEC is among the hardest things Parliament can attempt. Removing either of the other two election commissioners needs no vote in Parliament at all. Here is how each process works, how a commissioner resigns, and what happens to the commission if its chief leaves.

The grounds and the vote come from Article 124(4), which covers Supreme Court judges. A judge “shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity”.

The process is often called impeachment. The Constitution uses that word only for the President, in Article 61. For judges and the CEC, the term is removal.

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The Supreme Court has described what misbehaviour covers. In C Ravichandran Iyer vs Justice AM Bhattacharjee (1995), a two-judge bench called it “a vague and elastic word”. The bench adopted a test Justice K Ramaswamy had set out in an earlier case: “Every act or conduct or even error of judgment or negligent acts by higher judiciary per se does not amount to misbehaviour. Wilful abuse of judicial office, wilful misconduct in the office, corruption, lack of integrity, or any other offence involving moral turpitude would be misbehaviour.”

The bench added that the Constitution’s framers chose a cumbersome removal process, which “implies that impeachment process is not available for minor abrasive behaviour”. These rulings concern judges. The CEC inherits the judges’ grounds through Article 324(5), and no court has yet applied the test to a CEC.

The Judges (Inquiry) Act treats incapacity as being “unable to discharge the duties of his office efficiently due to any physical or mental incapacity”. The inquiry committee can order a medical examination to test it.

The Act also sets out when either ground counts as proved. Under Section 6, misbehaviour or incapacity is deemed proved only after an inquiry committee finds against the judge and both Houses adopt the motion by the special majority.

Until both steps are complete, the charges in a notice remain allegations, whatever the number of MPs who sign it.

Neither Article 324 nor the 2023 Act lists grounds for removing an election commissioner. The only standard is the one the Supreme Court set in a 1995 case that the CEC can recommend removal but it must rest on “intelligible, and cogent considerations” related to the commission’s efficient functioning.

The presiding officer then decides whether to admit it. The Act says the Speaker or chairman “may, after consulting such persons, if any, as he thinks fit and after considering such materials, if any, as may be available to him, either admit the motion or refuse to admit the same”. The Act sets no deadline for this decision and does not require reasons to be published.

If the notice is admitted, an inquiry follows. The presiding officer sets up a three-member committee: a Supreme Court judge or the Chief Justice of India, a high court chief justice, and a “distinguished jurist” chosen by the presiding officer. The committee frames definite charges, and the CEC gets to file a written defence, cross-examine witnesses and be heard. The committee has a civil court’s powers to summon people, take evidence on oath and demand documents. In an incapacity case, it can order a medical examination, and if the officer refuses, it may presume the incapacity alleged.

The committee’s report is laid before Parliament. If it finds the CEC not guilty, “no further steps shall be taken” and the motion lapses. If it finds misbehaviour or incapacity, the motion and the report go to the House or Houses for a vote.

The vote needs a special majority in each House, in the same session: a majority of the House’s total membership, and two-thirds of members present and voting. Once both Houses adopt the motion, the Act treats the misbehaviour or incapacity as proved.

The final step is an “address”, a formal written request from each House to the President asking for the officer’s removal. Each House then presents its address to the President, and the President’s order removes the CEC.

A notice filed in both Houses on the same day therefore needs Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan, who is also the Vice-President, to admit it. A notice filed in one House needs only that House’s presiding officer.

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On April 6, Birla and Radhakrishnan refused to admit them. The Lok Sabha bulletin said the Speaker acted “after due consideration of the notice of Motion and a careful and objective assessment of all relevant aspects and issues involved therein”, in exercise of his powers under Section 3 of the 1968 Act. The Rajya Sabha bulletin used near-identical words. Neither bulletin gave reasons. Each presiding officer also issued a longer, reasoned order, circulated to the MPs who signed and was not made public. The March notices ended at the admission stage.

The second proviso to Article 324(5) of says “any other Election Commissioner or a Regional Commissioner shall not be removed from office except on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner”.

Section 11(3) of the 2023 Act repeats this. Removing an election commissioner needs no notice in Parliament, no inquiry committee and no vote. In SS Dhanoa vs Union of India (1991), the Supreme Court summed up the position, and said that election commissioners “can be removed on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner, although not otherwise”.

The President makes the decision, and the CEC’s recommendation is a precondition for it.

BR Ambedkar, who chaired the Constituent Assembly’s drafting committee, explained the clause in 1949. “We have left the matter to the President as to the circumstances under which he would deem fit to remove any other member of the Election Commission, subject to one condition that the Chief Election Commissioner must recommend that the removal is just and proper,” he had said.

The Supreme Court has limited the CEC’s side of that power. In TN Seshan vs Union of India (1995) case, a five-judge bench held that “the recommendation for removal must be based on intelligible, and cogent considerations which would have relation to efficient functioning of the Election Commission”.

Without that limit, the court said, the CEC “would become an instrument of oppression”.

The bench explained the gap in protection by pointing out that the CEC is a permanent incumbent, while election commissioners “are not intended to be permanent incumbents”.

A second route to ending a commissioner”s tenure bypasses the CEC entirely. Article 324(2) lets the President fix the number of election commissioners “from time to time”.

In October 1989, the President created two election commissioner posts and appointed SS Dhanoa and VS Seigell to them. On January 1, 1990, the President rescinded those notifications, abolishing the posts. Dhanoa challenged this, arguing that he could be removed only on the CEC’s recommendation.

But the Supreme Court upheld the abolition in 1991, holding that “it is a clear case of the abolition of posts and the termination of the service is a consequence thereof”. It also described the President’s power to reduce or abolish the posts as unfettered, and recorded that the CEC had never recommended their removal. The President exercises this power on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers, under Article 74 of the Constitution.

Sandhu and Joshi keep their posts unless Kumar recommends their removal and the President accepts it, or the President reduces the number of election commissioners.

The section attaches no conditions and sets no notice period. In practice, the law ministry publishes the President’s acceptance in the official gazette.

Election commissioner Arun Goel resigned this way on March 9, 2024, days before the 2024 Lok Sabha election schedule was announced. The gazette notification read: “In pursuance of clause (1) of Section 11 of The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the President is pleased to accept the resignation tendered by Shri Arun Goel, Election Commissioner with effect from the 09th March, 2024.”

Election commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey had retired in February, so Goel’s exit left CEC Rajiv Kumar as the commission’s only member. Ashok Lavasa, an election commissioner who had dissented on several model code decisions during the 2019 general election, resigned in August 2020 and later joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

If the CEC’s chair falls vacant

Neither Article 324 nor the 2023 Act names anyone to act as CEC during a vacancy. A new CEC can be appointed only through the process the 2023 Act lays down, whether the vacancy follows a resignation, a removal or the end of a term.

A search committee, headed by the Union law minister with two other members of secretary ranks, prepares a panel of five names.

A selection committee then recommends one person to the President. It consists of the Prime Minister as chair, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and a Union Cabinet minister the Prime Minister nominates. Candidates must hold or have held a post equivalent to secretary to the Government of India and have experience in managing elections.

Under Section 7(2), an appointment is not invalid merely because the selection committee has a vacancy. The term is six years or until the age of 65, whichever comes first.

The commission itself keeps working with members missing. Article 324(2) provides for a CEC and “such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix”. After Goel’s resignation in March 2024, the commission ran with one member until the selection committee appointed Kumar and Sandhu as ECs a week later. Kumar became CEC in February 2025.

Leaving office also does not expose a commissioner to lawsuits over official decisions. Section 16 of the 2023 Act bars courts from entertaining “any civil or criminal proceedings against any person who is or was a Chief Election Commissioner or an Election Commissioner” for anything done or said “in the course of acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty or function”.