Criminalization of Politics in India: Causes, Effects, Measures
The rising percentage of members of parliament who have a criminal background: 2004 - 24%, 2009 - 30%, 2014 - 34% and 2019 -43%. Around 50% of MPs in …
Elections & Democracy
SC Verdict on Election Commissioners’ Appointment- Background, Highlights, Significance & Concerns
In a major ruling, the Supreme Court recently reduced the Executive’s dominance over the appointment of Election Commissioners.
Remote EVMs- Working, Need, Criticism
The ECI is set to pilot the RVMs to enable remote voting by the domestic migrants. On January 16th, the prototype is to be demonstrated to the politic…
Postal Ballot for NRIs- Needs, Efforts and Challenges
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ECI Proposals on Political Manifestos- Highlights and Criticisms
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Linking Aadhaar & Voter ID
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India’s 1st Tribal President
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The Anti-Defection Law – What It Can and Cannot Do?
Floor crossing by legislators is a common topic of discussion in India's electoral politics. Despite the Tenth Schedule being inserted into the Consti…
Delimitation of the constituencies – Impacts, challenges, and the way forward
Given the complications of the Indian demographic scene, and the distorted shadow that Census data may cast on the delimitation process, we need to li…
