Page-4 of GS-II: Salient Features of the Representation of Peoples Act

What is the ingredient of the indelible ink used during the process of voting?

Indelible ink is the one which is used during the process of voting in India. It is applied on the forefinger of voters after they have cast their vote in order to ensure that they do not do it again. ..

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Describe the key changes introduced in process of Rajya Sabha elections via the Representation of People (Amendment) Act of 2003. Why these changes were challenged in court?

Two key changes were introduced in process of Rajya Sabha elections via the Representation of People (Amendment) Act of 2003 as follows: Getting away with the requirement of domicile for candidates contesting the Rajya Sabha elections  Providing Open ballot for ..

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Explain the constitutional provision of "ordinarily resident"for voting while critically analyzing the the arguments against allowing proxy voting for NRIs.

Article 326 of constitution-provides that any person not otherwise disqualified and has attained eighteen years of age and is ordinarily resident in a constituency, has a right to get registered in electoral roll and vote in elections of Lok Sabha ..

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Examine the key provisions of Electoral Bond Scheme. To what extent is it committed to maintain transparency in political funding? Argue. []

Electoral bond scheme was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in budget 2017 as an instrument to cleanse the electoral funding. Since inception, election financing is done by anonymous cash donations. Electoral bonds are the best approach to break the ..

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Farm loan waiver is one of the most populist poll plank in India for political parties because they bring millions of votes to their kitty. However, the cost of such waivers is so huge that it forces the government to cut the social sector spending. Elucidate.

It has been a trend in the political parties of the poll bound states to announce farm loan waiver in their campaigns and has been attributed high significance to attract the masses. The parties of states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab ..

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Why the registered by unrecognized political parties in India are sometimes called "tax havens"? What has been done so far to tackle the uncontrolled growth of such parties? What more needs to be done?

As per 2014 data, there are 1,627 registered political parties in India but around 75-80 percent of registered political parties do not contest in elections. The reasons for growing registered political parties in India are-tax exemption and easy process of ..

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