Election finance reforms in India

Major issues concerned with the Election finance reforms include – Limits on political contributions and party and candidate expenditure; disclosure norms and requirements; and State funding of elections.  These issues are governed by RoPA, the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961; Companies Act, 2013; Income Tax Act, 1961; Foreign ..

Elections – Micro

[no_toc] Parliamentary Supremacy Article 327 vests in parliament the supreme power to make laws relating to elections- at central as well as state levels. However, Article 328 gives the states also certain limited powers of legislation with respect to elections ..

Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016

In February 2016, Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as a follow up to the 100th amendment act of the constitution. The historic land boundary agreement signed between India and Bangladesh had altered the geography and ..

Key Electoral Reforms in India

The notable electoral reforms made in India so far include the following: Election staff is deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission The election staff is now deemed to be on deputation of election commission for the duration of ..

Election Reforms Committees in India

India’s electoral system was largely free from any major flaw till the fourth general elections (1967). The distortions in its working appeared, for the first time, in the fifth general elections (1971) and these got multiplied in the successive elections, ..

Electoral Trust Scheme and Basics About Electoral Trusts in India

In recent times, many of India’s biggest industrial houses have taken advantage of a new law to set up electoral trusts, hoping to make wavelets of their own by giving money to their favourite political parties. The legal framework for ..

Election Expenditure Limit and Monetary System in India

Without money, multi-party democracy cannot function. But there are certain risks of money power such as: Money creates uneven playing field and lack of fair competition Certain sections / parties face disadvantage and political exclusion Money Power results in tainted ..

NOTA (None of the Above) in India

While deciding on a demand for providing negative voting, the Supreme Court, on September 27, 2013 had made a judgement thereby directing the Election Commission to provide the NOTA (None of the Above) option on ballot papers and EVMs. In ..