Delimitation of Constituencies – What is it? & How it is Conducted?
Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legis…
Elections & Democracy
Freebies – A passport to fiscal disaster
Illustratively, in the case of Punjab, while estimates vary, some have speculated that the promise of freebies around the election might cost around R…
Fake News Menace in India: Causes, Impacts, Challenges
This reflects the extent of the fake news menace and the threat it poses to the Indian democracy.
The first-past-the-post system (FPTP) – Meaning and Shortcomings
In almost every election, from national, state, to local governments, or even at the office level, one has to play the game of dirty craftsmanship to …
Electoral democracy VS Constitutional democracy
Context The recently concluded assembly elections It has some larger implications that one needs to take note of. The consequences are not confined to the…
Bye-Elections in India – What, Why, When and How are they conducted?
The ongoing Assembly polls in India have made elections the burning subject of discussion in the past few weeks. States such as Punjab and Uttar Prade…
Why Opinion Polls Need Regulation?
What the editorial is about? How opinion polls interfere with free and fair elections. Context: Upcoming Legislative Assembly Elections 2022 of Punjab, UP, Goa, Manipur…
Linking Electoral Rolls with Aadhaar
What does the Bill propose with regards to Aadhaar? The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been pushed through the Parliament during the Winter Session.…
NRI Voting Rights – Measures, Challenges and Way Ahead
Nearly a year after the Bill proposing the extension of proxy voting to NRI voters lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, the E…
