Question Q.12GS2GS2

Enumerate the salient features of Representation of People's Act, 1951. In your opinion, what amendments are needed in the Act to further the cause of free and fair elections in light of contemporary challenges. (15 marks, 250 words)

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Free and fair elections have been recognised as a base feature in the [India Gandhi v/s Narain] case 1975.

Salient features of Representation of Peoples Act 1951:

1Provides for actual conduct of elections: Administrative machinery, etc

2Gives for reaching powers to the Election commission to ensure sanctity

⇒ Power to transfer officers

3Provides for corrupt practices leading to disqualification

⇒ [Section 8] tells about publicity on bases of religion

4Power to register political parties

5Power to carry out reforms

⇒ Introduction of UVATs, SVEEP

However, certain contemporary challenges:

Rising criminalisation in politics

⇒ 48% parliamentarians with cases

⇒ (AOR)

rising role of money power

⇒ > 30/. with assets over Ser from (AOR)

Rising cases of social media pushed fake news

This call for following amendments:

1Power to deregister political parties

2Make model code of conduct a statutory provision

3Give ECI its own cadre

4Single electoral rolls all over India

5Explore use of blockchain to allow for multi-constituency voting to include annualised / NRIS.

6Alternate funding arrangement to reduce political corruption [the Indrajit Gupta]

RoPA 195 I must be timely amended.

— BHAVESH JAGLAN · AIR 128

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ROPA 1951 must be timely amended.

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BHAVESH JAGLAN

AIR 1282025

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GS2GS2

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Salient Features of the Representation of People's Act

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Representation of Peoples Act - Features and Electoral Reforms

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अधोनिर्दिष्टानां विषयाणां सारगर्भितां समीक्षां कुरुत : 15+15+20=50 (a) गीतायां प्रतिपादितं भक्तियोगं सविस्तरं वर्णयत । 15 (b) कौटिलीयार्थशास्त्रस्य वर्तमानकालिकम् उपयोगित्वम् अस्ति न वेति सयुक्तिकं समीक्ष्यताम् । 15 (c) ईशोपनिषदि प्रतिपादितः ज्ञानकर्मसमन्वयो निरूप्यताम् । 20

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