- In a democracy, elections are held regularly so that the Maldhari elects his representatives freely and fairly and gives them the reins of power for a fixed period of time.
- The Election Commission has been appointed to conduct fair elections in the country.
- The Election Commission conducts a comprehensive study of various election-related issues and periodically makes suggestions for necessary reforms in the elections.
- Following are some suggestions made by the Election Commission on electoral reform:
- Electoral Reform Suggestions:
(1) Eliminate the discrepancy between the votes received and the seats and make more representatives.
(2) Control and regulation of a large number of parties and candidates to run in elections.
(3) To reduce the growing influence of financial power in elections.
(4) To stop the increasing use of violence and bahubali.
(5) Regulation of the functioning of political parties.
(6) To keep casteism-communalism power away from politics.
(7) To stop the growing criminalization of politics.
(8) To prevent the misuse of the means of communication.
- Of the above instructions we will discuss the two suggestions in detail below.
(A) Control and regulation of a large number of parties and candidates to contest elections: India is a country with a polynomial system.
- Today there are more than 700 political parties in the country and the number is increasing day by day.
- A congregation of fifteen to twenty people ever forms a political party to drink selfishly at their own distance.
- Most of these parties are local level.
- He cannot prove his point of view even in his own constituency.
- Newly formed parties may not have a specific ideology or program.
- But sometimes multiple parties succeed in misleading voters.
- Candidate with the same name or similarity.
- The names of political parties confuse the minds of the voters.
- These parties also raise administration questions in the conduct of elections.
- E.g. In the 2017 Gujarat Assembly, 42 candidates are contesting in a single seat.
- So you configure the EVM machine raises many questions.
- Like a mushroom growing in the monsoon, these new parties disappear from the society as soon as the election season is over.
- Some opportunists use this method only to defeat the potential winning candidate or to take advantage of the politics of the pair.
- There should be certain rules regarding the recognition of political parties to prevent this from happening.
- It is also necessary to determine a certain type of minimum qualification to become a candidate.
(B) To stop the increasing use of violence and violence: Remote use of Money and Men Power in elections is a matter of concern.
- In addition to financial power, Arm strength is used to win or defeat certain candidates in elections.
- Attempts are made to seize polling stations, damage ballot boxes or EVMs or create an atmosphere of violence and fear.
- Some political parties or leaders also resort to bogus voting using various inappropriate and evil tools and methods.
- For example, people like Raja Bhaiya or Arun Galvi have won the elections.
- Which is a matter of concern for our democracy.
- The Election Commission is striving for this.
- Accounts and audits of financial expenses incurred in elections are done.
- By placing election expenses online, affidavits have made it mandatory for candidates to disclose their financial viability and guilt to the public.
- Thus, however, the far-reaching use of money power or manpower has not stopped.
- Only the awareness of the citizens can eradicate such anarchy.