write three challenge which are faced by the indian election commission?
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Answer:
The challenges of the Indian election system are given below:
(i) Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents.
(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to push others out of the electoral race and to secure a ticket from major parties.
(iii) Some families tend to dominate political parties. Tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.
(iv) Very often elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens, for both the major parties are quite similar to each other both in policies and practice.
(v) Smaller parties and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage compared to bigger parties.
Answer:
RPA 1951 should be amended to support following reforms to reduce the threat to free & fair election and to empower election commision
1. Election finance - Black money is used. State funding will help to attracted good honest people into politics.
2. Regulation of parties and inner party democracy
3. Proportional representation - FPTP is divide & rule, vote bank politics. PR may reduce this division.
4. Strengthening office of EC - Independent secretariat should be provided
5. Paid news & political advertisements - It should be made electoral offence. EC will get power to adjudicate.