Category: Election laws
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Are your representatives really representing you?: A comment on the anti-defection laws in India
India follows a democratic system where citizens elect representatives to form a governing body such as the parliament. Representatives stand in elections and citizens vote to choose their representatives. The presence of strong and legitimate opposition is a sine qua non to check any arbitrariness and misuse of power. Indian democracy stands on the principle…
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Making Elections More Efficient: Analysis of the Working Group Recommendations 2019
Introduction The Indian General Election of 2019 witnessed the largest voter turnout in the history of elections at 67.4%. The election also focused on providing accessibility to voters, innovative measures to provide transport facilities to the voters with special needs. The Election Commission of India (ECI) also brought about the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral…
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Election, Religion, and Indian politics
Politics is a sideshow in the great circus of life… Politics is derived from the Greek words ‘Polis’ which means community and ‘Poli’ meaning many. Politics can be defined as the laws, methods and practices of a group which makes decisions (i.e. a government over a community).[1] According to Robert A Bahal, a Political scientist, Politics is…
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