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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
