Question

Why do we need an independent election commission

Answer 1

In India , an independent and very powerful Election Commission (EC) conducts the elections. The Election Commission ensures free and fair elections .

An independent E.C. is important because of following reasons-

1.The most important reason is to get away from party politics..that means if election commission would not have been an independent organization and worked under ruling political party,it may would have ended up having a favouritism for a particular party…which ultimately would have led to a dictatorship in the country ,demolishing its democratic values and rights of people to choose their representatives.

2.To ensure free and fair elections.The above point is a part of it.

3. To ensure equality in universal adult franchise and right to contest election.

Answer 2

Why there is a need to have an independent election commission, is described below.

• The election commission is an important body that is responsible for overseeing the election process in any democracy.
• The election commission is also responsible for conducting fair, impartial, and just elections in a democratic country.
• Now, consider a situation, say, in some country, the election commission is not independent and is influenced by other factors, say, politically or financially, for example.
• In such a country, what will happen is that the politicians (political influence) will try to affect the election process, e.g., using manpower. Further, if the election commission is financially influenced, rich people will try to affect the election process, say by bribing the election officers, etc.
• We can see, in both the cases (examples) above, that the election process will not take place in a free, just, and unbiased manner.
• Hence, we need to have an independent election commission.

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