Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.5.3 Elections

5.5.3.6 Electoral 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.

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Key terms

  • EVM
  • VVPAT
  • NOTA
  • criminalisation
  • Tarkunde
  • Dinesh Goswami
  • Indrajit Gupta
  • Vohra
  • simultaneous elections
  • Kovind committee
  • electoral bonds
  • Seshan

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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