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Legislature and Judiciary Role on Electoral Reforms

Author : P Prabhaker Rao

Abstract :

Introducing present scenario of elections in India and challenges about electoral mal practices of elections and its measures that is undertaken and suggest some other measures to resolve this issues, India is the largest democratic country in the world and free and fare elections is the integral part of every democratic system due to some involvement of electoral malpractices like freebies buying votes and paid media caste, creed, religions and criminal background are playing vital role undermine the vibrant largest democracy under the veil of democracy, Mobocracy is in the sense money and muscle powers are playing vital role in order to curb this anomalies law commission and other committees, election commission of India proposes that an Amendment be made to section 29A of the representation of the peoples act 1951 adding across authorizing commission of India to issue necessary orders for deregistration of political parties and discussions and debates about electoral reforms are taking place everywhere in India including judicial pronouncements so also the committees recommendations the government of India must take the serious view about the recommendations on electoral reforms if the government fails to entertain such recommendations the democracy of India will become a sinking ship in Bay of Bengal.

Keywords :

Electoral reforms, Judiciary, RTI Act