India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to hold regular, free and fair elections. These elections determine the composition of the government, the membership of the two houses of parliament, the state and union territory legislative assemblies, and the Presidency and vice-presidency.The mainstay of a democratic society .Elections helps to solve the problem of succession in leadership and thus contributes to the continuation of democracy .
India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to hold regular, free and fair elections. These elections determine the composition of the government, the membership of the two houses of parliament, the state and union territory legislative assemblies, and the Presidency and vice-presidency.The mainstay of a democratic society .Elections helps to solve the problem of succession in leadership and thus contributes to the continuation of democracy .
Electoral and political reforms are urgently needed to reserve politics only to perfectionists who intend to dedicate their whole time and energy to serve the people of the country round the clock. It is imperative to consider these new political and electoral reforms for better, healthy and improved democracy to remove corruption, inequalities, unemployment and mis-governance. Varma’s political and electoral reforms are aimed at empowering under privileged, working class, rural and urban areas.
Electoral and political reforms are urgently needed to reserve politics only to perfectionists who intend to dedicate their whole time and energy to serve the people of the country round the clock. It is imperative to consider these new political and electoral reforms for better, healthy and improved democracy to remove corruption, inequalities, unemployment and mis-governance. Varma’s political and electoral reforms are aimed at empowering under privileged, working class, rural and urban areas.
In a democracy it is neither possible nor necessary for people to govern directly. The most common form of democracy in our times is for the people to govern through their representatives. In this chapter we will look at how these representatives are elected. We begin by understanding why elections are necessary and useful in a democracy. We try to understand how electoral competition among parties serves the people. We then go on to ask what makes an election democratic. The basic idea here is to distinguish democratic elections from non-democratic elections.
The rest of the chapter tries to assess elections in India in the light of this yardstick. We take a look at each stage of elections, from the drawing of boundaries of different constituencies to the declaration of results. At each stage we ask what should happen and what does happen in elections. Towards the end of the chapter, we turn to an assessment of whether elections in India are free and fair. Here we also examine the role of the Election Commission in ensuring free and fair elections.
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1. Voters in India
India has a quasi federal government, with elected officials at the federal (national), state and local levels. On a
national level, the head of government, the Prime Minister, is elected in-directly by the people[citation needed],
through a general election where the leader of the majority winning party is selected to be the Prime Minister.
All members of the federal legislature, the Parliament, are directly elected. Elections in India take place every
five years by universal adult suffrage.
In 2009, the elections involved an electorate of 714 million[1] (larger than both EU and US elections
combined[2]). Declared expenditure has trebled since 1989 to almost $300 million, using more than one
million electronic voting machines.[3]
The size of the huge electorate mandates that elections be conducted in a number of phases (there were four
phases in 2004 General Elections and five phases in 2009). It involves a number of step-by-step processes
from announcement of election dates by the Election Commission of India, which brings into force the 'model
code of conduct' for the political parties, to the announcement of results and submission of the list of successful
candidates to the executive head of the state or the centre. The submission of results marks the end of the
election process, thereby paving way for the formation of the new government.
Indian electoral system
The Parliament of India comprises the head of state — the president of India — and the two Houses which are
the legislature. The President of India is elected for a five-year term by anelectoral college consisting of
members of federal and state legislatures. Parliament of India has two chambers. The House of the People
(LokSabha) has 545 members, 543 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies and two
members appointed to represent the Anglo-Indian community (as envisaged by the Constitution of India, as of
now the members of LokSabha are 545, out of which 543 are elected for 5-year term and 2 members represent
the Anglo-Indian community). The 550 members are elected under the plurality('first past the post') electoral
system.
Council of States (RajyaSabha) has 245 members, 233 members elected for a six-year term, with one-third
retiring every two years. The members are indirectly elected, this being achieved by the votes of legislators in
the state and union (federal) territories. The elected members are chosen under the system of proportional
representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote. The twelve nominated members are usually an
2. eclectic mix of eminent artists (including actors), scientists, jurists, sportspersons, businessmen and journalists
and common people.
History of elections in India
LokSabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult
suffrage. The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by
election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories
and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the President, if, in his/
her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House.
1st LokSabha (1952)
2nd LokSabha (1957)
3rd LokSabha (1962)
4th LokSabha (1967)
5th LokSabha (1971)
6th LokSabha (1977)
7th LokSabha (1980)
8th LokSabha (1984-85)
9th LokSabha (1989)
10th LokSabha (1991)
11th LokSabha (1996)
12th LokSabha (1998)
13th LokSabha (1999)
14th LokSabha (2004)
15th LokSabha (2009)
History of political parties
The dominance of the Indian National Congress was broken for the first time in 1977, with the defeat of the
party led by Indira Gandhi, by an unlikely coalition of all the major other parties, which protested against the
imposition of a controversial Emergency from 1975–1977. A similar coalition, led by VP Singh was swept to
power in 1989 in the wake of major allegations of corruption by the incumbent Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi. It,
too, lost its steam in 1990.
In 1992, the heretofore one-party-dominant politics in India gave way to a coalition system wherein no single
party can expect to achieve a majority in the Parliament to form a government, but rather has to depend on a
process of coalition building with other parties to form a block and claim a majority to be invited to form the
3. government. This has been a consequence of strong regional parties which ride on the back of regional
aspirations. While parties like the TDP and the AIADMK had traditionally been strong regional contenders, the
1990s saw the emergence of other regional players such as the Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, BahujanSamaj
Party and the Janata Dal. These parties are traditionally based on regional aspirations,
e.g. TelanganaRashtraSamithi or are strongly influenced by caste considerations, e.g. BahujanSamaj Party
which claims to represent the Dalits.
Presently, the United Progressive Alliance led by the Congress Party is in power, while the National Democratic
Alliance forms the opposition. Manmohan Singh was re-elected the Prime minister of India.
Election Commission
Elections in India are conducted by the Election Commission of India, the authority created under
the Constitution. It is a well established convention that once the election process commences; no courts
intervene until the results are declared by the election commission. During the elections, vast powers are
assigned to the election commission to the extent that it can function as a civil court, if needed.
Electoral process
Electoral Process in India takes at least a month for state assembly elections with the duration increasing
further for the General Elections. Publishing of electoral rolls is a key process that happens before the elections
and is vital for the conduct of elections in India. The Indian Constitution sets the eligibility of an individual for
voting. Any person who is a citizen of India and above 18 years of age is eligible to enroll as a voter in the
electoral rolls. It is the responsibility of the eligible voters to enroll their names. Normally, voter registrations are
allowed latest one week prior to the last date for nomination of candidates.
Pre elections
At first before the elections the dates of nomination, polling and counting takes place. The model code of
conduct comes in force from the day the dates are announced. No party is allowed to use the government
resources for campaigning. The code of conduct stipulates that campaigning be stopped 48 hours prior to
polling day.
Voting day
Government schools and colleges are chosen as polling stations. The Collector of each district is in charge of
polling. Government employees are employed to many of the polling stations. Electronic Voting Machines
(EVMs) are being increasingly used instead of ballot boxes to prevent election fraud via booth capturing, which
is heavily prevalent in certain parts of India. An indelible ink is applied usually on the left index finger of the
voter as an indicator that the voter has cast his vote. This practice has been followed since the 1962 general
elections to prevent bogus voting.
4. "None of the above" voting option
"None of the above" is a proposed voting option in India that would allow voters who support none of the
candidates available to them to register an official vote of "none of the above", which is not currently allowed
under India election regulation.[4] The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court in 2009 that it
wished to offer the voter a None of the abovebutton on voting machines; the government, however, has
generally opposed this option.[5]
Post elections
After the election day, the EVMs are stored in a strong room under heavy security. After the different phases of
the elections are complete, a day is set to count the votes. The votes are tallied typically, the verdict is known
within hours. The candidate who has mustered the most votes is declared the winner of the constituency.
The party or coalition that has won the most seats is invited by the President to form the new government. The
coalition or party must prove its majority in the floor of the house (LokSabha) in a vote of confidence by
obtaining a simple majority (minimum 50%) of the votes in the house.
Voter registration
For few cities in India, the voter registration forms can be generated online and submitted to the nearest
electoral office.[citation needed]
Absentee voting
As of now, India does not have an absentee ballot system. Section 19 of The Representation of the People Act
(RPA)-1950[6] allows a person to register to vote if he or she is above 18 years of age and is an ‘ordinary
resident’ of the residing constituency i.e. living at the current address for 6 months or longer. Section 20 of the
above Act disqualifies a non-resident Indian (NRI) from getting his/her name registered in the electoral rolls.
Consequently, it also prevents a NRI from casting his/her vote in elections to the Parliament and to the State
Legislatures.
In August 2010, Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill-2010 which allows voting rights to NRI's was
passed in both LokSabha with subsequent gazette notifications on Nov 24, 2010.[7] With this NRI's will now be
able to vote in Indian elections but have to be physically present at the time of voting. Several civic society
organizations have urged the government to amend the RPA act to allow NRI's and people on the move to cast
their vote through absentee ballot system.[8][9] People for LokSatta has been actively pushing combination of
internet and postal ballot as a viable means for NRI voting.[10]