suggest any five reforms in electoral system of India?
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Measures of Electoral Reform:
Some of the measures include:
1. The election commission should be entrusted full disciplinary executive authority during polling. To ensure that the institution acts as a federal agency, the election commissioners must be appointed by the union executive in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, subject to ratification by the Rajya Sabha.
2. There should be regular elections in the party and they should show respect to democratic norms. They should maintain transparency in their income and expenditure.
3. To some extent, state funding of election can be worked out, as suggested by Indrajeet Gupta Committee.
4. There should be periodic rotation of reserved seats for schedule castes and scheduled tribes.
5. A working formula must be outlined to give special representation to the women.