Electoral Reforms In India: An Analytical Study Of Constitutional, Legal And Institutional Challenges
- IJLLR Journal
- May 24
- 1 min read
Dr. Jyoti Dharm, Dean and Vice Principal, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, New Law College, Pune, Maharashtra.
Ratan Deep Singh, LLM, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, New Law College, Pune, Maharashtra.
ABSTRACT
In India, the electoral system is ingrained in our constitutional ideals of democracy and equality for every citizen. It has gone through many reforms for the betterment of electoral system but despite these reforms there are still issues that are causing harm to the electoral system such as criminalization in the politics, excessive campaign financing, exploitation of state machinery and declining trust of public has caused harm to the integrity of the electoral system. This article critically analyses the electoral reforms in India through constitutional perspective, such as Election commission of India, role of judiciary and legislature. It analyses key legislative measures, judicial intervention and recommendations provided by the expert committees, including reports provided by Law commission and Election commission of India. This article argues that while the procedural reforms have improved the transparency and efficiency of the elections, there still lies structural issues which remain unaddressed. The article also further explores the emerging concerns for electoral system such as electoral bonds, digital campaigning and voter data privacy. The article concludes itself by proposing comprehensive electoral reforms, including proper state funding of the elections, stricter disqualification norms, and enhanced autonomy of electoral institutes, to strengthen the democratic governance in India.
Keywords: Electoral Reforms, Democracy, Election Commission, Criminalization of Politics, Electoral Bonds, Constitutional Law.
