Paper Title: Electoral Reforms in India: Recent Developments and their Impact on Electoral Politics
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India, as a democracy, made a decent beginning with elections and a parliamentary system of government in the 1950s although the country at that time was underdeveloped and full of illiteracy. Allegations of electoral male practices were far less at that period. But gradually, the electoral deficit in the form of non-correspondence between rulers and common people and in the form of non-fulfillment of aspirations of the people have increased. Moreover, criminalization of politics and use of money power in elections have resulted in booth-capturing, vote purchase etc. and the application of the Anti-Defection law 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1985, included 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution in the present context of India which elite domination, money power and corruption, changing the political parties after win the elections have challenged the whole parliamentary voting system of post-election as such. As a result, the after-election government become unstable the MPs and MLAs often change the floor, political party use huge amount of money for cross voting, elections are losing legitimacy and people also express no confidence against the system because often people think that the elections are unreliable. All these negate the purpose of elections. People are often denied the right to choose and the outcome of elections is distorted. In this context electoral reforms can play a positive role in protecting the sanctity of elections. For this purpose, periodic electoral reforms are necessary.
Keywords:Election, Electoral Reforms, Politics, Defection, Parliamentary etc.
DOI Link – https://dx.doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.IV.2025.29-36
Review By – Dr. Parimal Sarkar and Dr. Sanjay Sarkar