Category: Elections
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Fragile Legitimacy of the Bihar Elections, 2020
The Election Commission was mandated to exercise its functions so that a candidate or a voter is never substantially prejudiced. Equality of choice ought to be equal in its incidence. The Constitution of India has envisaged a democratic setup based on an equal universal suffrage. It does not negate voting rights of those in an…
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Jeopardized democracy in Manipur: Pilferage of Anti-defection laws
Introduction Recently, due to the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state, Manipur’s Speaker Mr Y Khemchand passed a decision that he kept pending for the past 3 years. He disqualified three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA’s) of the state assembly belonging to Indian National Congress (‘Congress’) and the state’s only Trinamool Congress (TMC)…
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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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Educational Qualification as a basic criterion for Election
This article has been written by Mohini Singla. Mohini is currently a student in Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela In India, it is the need of the hour to introduce educational qualification to be set as criteria for…
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