Electoral Reforms - The Road to strengthen Indian Democracy
Dr. Sumanta Bhattacharya
, Bhavneet Kaur Sachdev
Elections , electoral reforms , corruption , lack of proper management system , Election Commission of India Democratic India
Elections are an integral part of every country political system. Elections decide what will be the future of the country for the next five years. In India election are an vital element of politics .With the advancement in technology and rise in globalisation, we require a change in the electoral system, as the old method has resulted in massive corruption, casteism and violence, India lacks proper management system when it comes to contesting elections followed by their are lack of staffs members available, India held a number of elections which requires vast amount of finance. The Election Commission of India has introduced several reforms from time to time in the conduct of elections in the country starting from ballot papers to electronic voting machine , proxy voting for NRI and service voters , introduction of partial rights to rejection through NOTA (None of the above) ,Introduction of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail for reinforcing transparency in the voting , Introduction of Electors Photo Identity card to pre-empt impersonation and bogus voting , conduct of elections under the supervision of ECI and Central Police Forces. and introduction of a model code of conduct (MCC) still we face a number of problems which calls for electoral reforms for a democratic India when a deserving candidate win the election , We need to apply section 125A, 126 of the representation of people act 1951 , restricted paid news with election connection , restricted government sponsored advertisement , moratorium on exit and opinion polls on news media , We need to add prohibition over antonym donation over political parties and many others .
"Electoral Reforms - The Road to strengthen Indian Democracy", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.339 - 342, April-2021, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2104052.pdf
Volume 6
Issue 4,
April-2021
Pages : 339 - 342
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_193167
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2104052
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