A Step Backwards in Our Democracy
Dr VBJ Chelikani Rao The Election Commission of India is an exalted constitutional institution with an independent secretariat paid from the Consolidated Fund of India, and it must play the most indispensable role in the functioning of our democracy. The Constitution has assigned to it the task of “superintendence, direction and control of elections” and hence, the Commission has to function autonomously, and has ample scope to interpret and extend its role so as to conduct free and fair el…
Civil Society calls for Extension of Bihar Postal Rule for all Elections
The move would improve participative democracy and help senior citizens Team TT Lauding the move by the Election Commission enabling voters aged 65 years and above and those infected or suspected to be infected of Covid-19, to vote through a postal ballot in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, senior citizens’ bodies have called for the extension of the option for elections across the country. By enabling senior citizens to use the postal ballot would increase the overall voter percentages apart from making participative democracy eas…
Our National Election Commission
By Dr.Rao VBJ. Chelikani It is time that the Election Commission of India becomes pro-active to promote better democratic practices on the part of our political class. It is probably one of the very few valiant institutions about which an average voter is not very cynical and whose objectivity, he does not doubt much. It has been, so far, able to protect the citizens’ statutory right to vote freely and fairly. With the introduction of the electronic voting machines with the possibility to visually verify one’s vote, its efficiency has increas…
CEC for Better Oversight of Political Party Funing
Calls for declaration of contributions from Electoral Bonds mandatory and modifications to the Companies Act to put back cap of 7.5% of companies' last three year's average profits for better oversight of political party funding The Chief Election Commissioner of Indian Mr. Om Prakash Rawat has called for greater transparency in political party funding and donations they receive from companies. Towards this the Commission has written to the Government of India not to exclude the proceeds from electoral bonds from the requirement of re…
Appeal by the Telangana State Election Commission to RWAs
The 5th Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats in the State of Telangana will be held well before 01.08.2018. There are 1,54,55,451 of voters spread over 8684 GPs in 30 districts. Enumeration of all eligible voters in the Electoral rolls and their consequent participation can lead to more accountable and more responsible village level government…. The Telangana State Election Commission appeals to the members of CII, FICCI, Federation of AP and Telangana Chambers of Industry and Commerce to contribute their might as part of their corporate soc…
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