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Why India has a mammoth size constitution?

Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign state in the world, and has continued to grow till date. Originally, it had 395 articles divided into 22 parts and eight schedules. The...

September 5, 2016

Proposed Centre-State Investment Agreement

As proposed in this year’s union budget, the finance ministry has started to prepare a model Centre-State Investment Agreement (CSIA). This agreement will be signed between the Centre...

June 20, 2016

2013 Amendment to RoPA, Jan Chowkidar and Lily Thomas Case

The Jan Chowkidar (People’s watch) is a Patna based NGO. Its plea in Supreme Court had created a lots of political drama back in 2013. The plea was...

March 27, 2016

Various Amendments of Representation of Peoples Acts

The Representation of Peoples Acts have been amended for several times, often witnessing a progressive improvement in the election process and sometimes reflecting the tussle between the executive...

March 27, 2016

Regulatory Framework on Political Parties in India

In the constitution, the only reference to political parties is found in the 10th schedule (disqualification). Framing and administering the rules for political parties comes under EC.  EC...

March 27, 2016

Voting Rights of Defence Personnel in India

The Supreme Court of India on March 24 2014, directed the Election Commission to allow the Armed Forces voters to vote like general electors in the places of...

March 27, 2016

Voting rights of Overseas Electors and Migrants

India has a huge population of citizens known as non-resident Indian (NRIs) living abroad temporarily or permanently on account of education, employment and other related reasons. It has...

March 27, 2016

Universal Adult Suffrage in India

The right of the people to vote and elect their representatives is called franchise. Adult franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all adult...

March 27, 2016

Merits and Demerits of Direct and Indirect Elections

In direct elections, people directly vote for the candidates and elect their representatives. The following are examples of direct elections in which people over the age of 18...

March 27, 2016

Restriction on Number of Seats to Contest in Elections in India

Section 33(7) of the RPA permits a candidate to contest any election (parliamentary, assembly, biennial council, or bye-elections) from up to two constituencies, presumably to accord greater flexibility...

March 27, 2016

Compulsory Voting In India: Issues and Analysis

The idea of making voting compulsory in response to declining voter turnout in elections have been debated for many years. This section attempts to cover the issue of...

March 27, 2016

Opinion Polls in India and ECI Guidelines

Pre-election opinion polls and exit polls have become a regular feature in the last one and half decades within the Indian electoral landscape. Opinion polls are conducted by...

March 27, 2016