Screening Paper I · 2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · APPSC Group 1

2.3.2 Elections notes

6 notes, in reading order.

  1. 2.3.2.1Electoral system and the election process

    Part XV of the Constitution sets up one independent Election Commission, one electoral roll per constituency and adult suffrage; Parliament's election laws fill in the machinery, and courts stay out until the result is declared.

    Advanced · 9 min · Full course
  2. 2.3.2.2Representation of the People Acts 1950 and 1951

    The RPA 1950 deals with seats and electoral rolls; the RPA 1951 deals with the actual conduct of elections, qualifications and disqualifications of members, corrupt practices and election disputes.

    Advanced · 8 min · Full course
  3. 2.3.2.3Political parties: registration, recognition and symbols

    Parties register with the Election Commission under the RPA 1951, and earn "national" or "state" recognition under the Symbols Order 1968 by meeting vote and seat tests, which gives them a reserved symbol and other privileges.

    Advanced · 7 min · Full course
  4. 2.3.2.4Anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule)

    The Tenth Schedule disqualifies a legislator who leaves the party, or defies its whip, on whose ticket they were elected; the presiding officer decides, and courts can review the decision.

    Advanced · 8 min · Full course
  5. 2.3.2.5Delimitation

    Delimitation fixes the number and boundaries of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies after a census; it is done by an independent commission whose orders cannot be challenged in court, and the seat totals of states have been frozen on the 1971 census.

    Advanced · 8 min · Full course
  6. 2.3.2.6Electoral reforms

    Electoral reform in India has come mostly from committee reports, ECI initiative and Supreme Court judgments: EVMs, disclosure by candidates, NOTA, VVPAT and a ban on anonymous bonds, while state funding and simultaneous elections remain under debate.

    Advanced · 9 min · Full course

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