{"id":25527269,"date":"2022-06-07T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25527269"},"modified":"2022-06-07T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:33:42","slug":"electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Reforms in India &#8211; Issues and Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3a7ba61249\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d3a7ba61249\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Election_Reforms_Committees_in_India\" >Election Reforms Committees in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Election_Reforms_Before_1996\" >Election Reforms Before 1996<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Election_Reforms_of_1996\" >Election Reforms of 1996<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Election_Reforms_After_1996\" >Election Reforms After 1996<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Election_Reforms_since_2010\" >Election Reforms since 2010 \u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/electoral-reforms-in-india-issues-and-reforms\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free and fair elections are the backbone of Indian democracy. As we all know India is the world\u2019s largest democracy. Democracy has been implemented in its pure form through elections. There are various kinds of elections in our country like Presidential elections, Lok Sabha election, Rajya Sabha Election, Assembly elections, Local self-government election etc. the elections laws, rules and regulations which we follow today are developed through various kinds of election reforms. If elections are corrupted in a country, then the democracy of the country will fail. In order to safeguard the free and fair election, election reforms have been brought by different committees through different ages. Let us look into the Electoral Reforms in India &#8211; Issues and Reforms.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subscribe to Entri APP to Redefine the Learning Experience of Competitive Examinations\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_Reforms_Committees_in_India\"><\/span><strong>Election Reforms Committees in India<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The one name which comes to your mind when you hear about the election reforms in India is TN Sheshan IAS. Sheshan was one of the most daring and efficient chief election commissioners India has ever seen. In the period of 1996 when he was the Chief election commissioner a lot of election reforms took place. This year has marked the election reforms to divide the election reforms into the following categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election reforms before 1996<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election reforms of 1996<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election reforms after 1996<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election reforms since 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subscribe to Entri APP to Redefine the Learning Experience of Competitive Examinations\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering the long facts of election reforms in India, we can see it is not only Sheshan but their various committees associated with the election reforms. The committees that are formulated to reform the elections in India can be listed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joint Parliamentary Committee on Amendments to election laws (1971-1972)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tarkunde Committee 1975<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dinesh Goswami Committee on Election Reforms 1990<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vohra Committee on nexus between Crime and Politics 1993<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Election Commission of Indian on Recommendation on Election Reform 1998<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding on Elections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law Commission of India 170<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Report on Reform of the Electoral laws 1999<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Commission to Review the working of the constitution 2000-2002<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Election Commission of India Report on Proposed Electoral Reforms\u00a0 2004<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second ARC Report on Ethics in Governance 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tankha Committee 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J S Verma committee 2013<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law commission of India 244<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Report\u00a0 2014 &amp; 255<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Report\u00a0 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25522250\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png\" alt=\"Electoral Reforms in India - Issues and Reforms\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_Reforms_Before_1996\"><\/span><strong>Election Reforms Before 1996<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reforms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Significance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voting Age<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">61<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> constitutional amendment act of 1988 reduced the voting age from 21 to 18<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputation of election commission<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1988 a provision was made that the officers and staff engaged in the elections are deputed to the election commission.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increase in number of proposers\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of proposers to the nomination has been increased to 10% to the electors in constituency or ten such electors whichever is less<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EVM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The electronic voting machines (EVM) have been introduced in 1989<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Booth Capturing<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1989 a provision has been introduced to adjourn or countermanding of elections in case of a booth capture<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EPIC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election commission in 1993 has decided to issue a photo identity card called Electors photo identity card (EPIC)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to Entri APP to Redefine the Learning Experience of Competitive Examinations\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_Reforms_of_1996\"><\/span><strong>Election Reforms of 1996<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reforms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Significance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listing Names of Candidates<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The candidates\u2019 names are to be listed in the following three categories<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidates of recognised political parties<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidates of registered-unrecognized political parties<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other (independent) candidates<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disqualification for insulting National Honour<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A person who is convicted of the following offenses under the Prevention of insults to National Honour Act of 1971 is disqualified<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offense of insulting national flag<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offence of insulting the constitution of India<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Offence of Preventing the singing of national anthem<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prohibition of sale of liquor<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The selling or giving of liquor with in the polling area during 48 hours fixed at the ending of the conclusion of the poll has been prohibited. This provision is to prevent the undue influence on electors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Number of proposers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of proposers in parliamentary or assembly elections are fixed to be 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Death of the candidate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the death of the candidate has occurred, the election will not be countermanded. The recognised political party will be given an option propose another candidate within 7 days<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time limit for by election<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The time limit for my election is set to be 6 months. However, it is not applicable in two cases<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The term of the new vacancy is less than 1 year<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ECI in consultation with central govt certifies that it is difficult to hold elections<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holiday on Polling Day<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The voters are entitled to get a holiday on the polling day. If the employer is not giving the same will be punished a fine up to 500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Restriction on contestants<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The contestants are restricted to contest in more than one parliamentary or assembly constituencies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prohibition of arms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Entering the polling station with arms is prohibited and doing the same will be punished. The provisions are not applicable to the returning officer, presiding officer or any police officer.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Effective campaigning period reduced<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The minimum gap between the last date of withdrawal of candidature has been reduced from 20 to 14 days<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25522250\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png\" alt=\"Electoral Reforms in India - Issues and Reforms\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_Reforms_After_1996\"><\/span><strong>Election Reforms After 1996<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reforms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Significance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Presidential and Vice-presidential Elections<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number proposers of presidential elections are increased from 10 to 50 and that of vice-presidential elections from 5 to 20. The security deposits remitted for election has been increased from 2500 to 1500<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Requisitioning of staff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The employees of local authorities and nationalized banks, universities and other government aided institutions can be employed for elections<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voting through Postal Ballot<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1999, certain persons as notified by the election commission can be voted through postal ballot<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vote through Proxy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the persons applying the Army act, the voting through proxy has been introduced<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Declaration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2003, through this reform, the candidates are required to furnish and declare the information regarding the criminal case convicting acquittal pending case, educational qualifications, assets and liabilities etc<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changes in Rajya Sabha<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are two changes brought to Rajya Sabha elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Domicile or residency requirements of candidates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introducing open ballot system instead of secret ballot system<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exemption of Traveling expenses<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The traveling expenses of candidates as part of election campaigning is excluded from the election expenses<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free supply of electoral rolls<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government should supply the electoral rolls with free of cost to political parties<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parties are entitled to accept contributions.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The political parties are entitled to accept contributions from any person or a company. The contributions in excess of 20,000 are to be reported<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduction of Braille signage features in EVMs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the commission received representation from various association, it began to add braille features in EVMs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to Entri APP to Redefine the Learning Experience of Competitive Examinations\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_Reforms_since_2010\"><\/span><strong>Election Reforms since 2010 \u00a0 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reform<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Significance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Restriction on exit polls<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conducting exit polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been prohibited in 2009<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time limit for case filing<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The time limit for case filing for disqualification of person found guilty of corrupt practices is set to be three months<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All officials included in corrupt practices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All officials whether government or non-government on deputation of EC is included in corrupt practices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Appellate authority within the district<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2009 a provision for the appointment of an appellate authority within the district against the orders of the electoral registration officers instead chief electoral officer of the state<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voting rights of citizens living abroad<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provisions was made to confer the voting rights persons living abroad whose names are not included in the electoral roll and those who have not acquired the citizenship of any other country<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Online enrolment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The amendment of the registration of the electors in 2013 introduced the online enrolment of electors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduction of NOTA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ECI has included the option None of the Above (NOTA) as polling option in the EVM. It was a remarkable reform.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduction of VVPAT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) in an independent system attached to the EVMs that allows the voters to verify that their votes are cat as intended<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos of candidates on EVM<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to mitigate the confusion of the voters, the ECI in 2015 began to include the photos and name of the candidates in EVM and Paper ballot<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25522250\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png\" alt=\"Electoral Reforms in India - Issues and Reforms\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Current-Affairs1-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the free and fair elections are the backbone of Indian democracy the election reforms are not just a piece of history, it is a continuing process of reformation. There will be reformation in the coming years for the betterment of the elections of our county. To understand the election reformation in India is to understand the history of the elections and its administrative developments. Take notes of the important election reforms to crack any competitive examinations. Keep studying keep winning<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free and fair elections are the backbone of Indian democracy. As we all know India is the world\u2019s largest democracy. Democracy has been implemented in its pure form through elections. 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