The words “including the appointment of election tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in

connection with elections to parliament and to the Legislatures of States” omitted by the Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1986 s.2 (w.e.f. 11.12.1966). 199 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XV. - Elections) (6) The President, or the Governor 1[***] of a State, shall, when so requested by the Election Commission, make available to the Election Commission or to a Regional Commissioner such staff as may be necessary for the discharge of the functions conferred on the Election Commission by clause (1).