To provide a rotation operation type electric component which hardly causes malfunction as well as have a good operability by giving a rotation of a rotating body a distinction.

The rotation operation type electric component is provided with a rotary body 11 and a driving part 10 having a sliding element 14 rotating in one piece with the rotating body, and the driving part 10 is stably held at least at a first and a second positions by a concavo-convex engagement, so that when the driving part 10 is switched to another position, a click feeling is generated by the concavo-convex engagement. A first torque needed for releasing the concavo-convex engagement when switched from the first position to another and a second torque needed for releasing the concavo-convex engagement when switched from the second position to another are differentiated from each other.