One Country One Election: Need Consent of States..!?
Various questions are being raised regarding the implementation of the same electoral system by the same country. The Center has set up an eight-member high-level committee to study the holding of simultaneous elections to the lok sabha, state legislatures, municipalities and panchayats and make recommendations soon. In its notification, the central government has said that the committee to look into the One Country One election will start working immediately and will give its recommendations soon. The committee is said to study and recommend amendments to the Constitution, the Representation of the people Act and other laws and rules that require amendment for the purpose of holding simultaneous elections. In the event of a hung assembly, no-confidence motion, defection or any other event, the committee will also examine and recommend possible solutions to those situations.
The committee will also study and recommend whether the states should ratify the constitutional amendments. Certain amendments to the Constitution require at least 50 percent of state assemblies to approve them. It is worth noting that the bill to create the National Judicial Appointments Commission was approved by more than 50 percent of the states after it was passed in Parliament. The ram Nath Kovind-led committee will study and recommend additional voting machines, polling booths and security personnel. The committee will also examine and recommend methods of using a single voter list and voter ID cards to identify voters in elections to the lok sabha, state legislatures, municipalities and panchayats. A Parliamentary committee had recently said that a public electoral roll would help reduce costs and reduce the manpower required for the task.
While the Chief election commission of india conducts the Parliamentary and assembly elections, the State election commission conducts the local body elections. These two commissions are separate bodies under the Constitution. Former Chief election Commissioner SY Qureshi's original proposal was for simultaneous elections to the three-tiered democracy of lok sabha (543 MPs), state assemblies (4120 MLAs) and panchayats/municipalities (30 lakh members). pointed out.
From 1951-52 to 1967, elections to the lok sabha and Legislative Assemblies were held mostly simultaneously. Since then this cycle has been broken and now, elections are held every year or at different times in a year. As a result, the central government has indicated that the expenses are increasing. The notification issued by the central government said that since elections are being conducted in several phases across the country, the security forces and other election officials engaged in security work are doing a different task from their primary duties for a long time.
The committee will also study and recommend whether the states should ratify the constitutional amendments. Certain amendments to the Constitution require at least 50 percent of state assemblies to approve them. It is worth noting that the bill to create the National Judicial Appointments Commission was approved by more than 50 percent of the states after it was passed in Parliament. The ram Nath Kovind-led committee will study and recommend additional voting machines, polling booths and security personnel. The committee will also examine and recommend methods of using a single voter list and voter ID cards to identify voters in elections to the lok sabha, state legislatures, municipalities and panchayats. A Parliamentary committee had recently said that a public electoral roll would help reduce costs and reduce the manpower required for the task.
While the Chief election commission of india conducts the Parliamentary and assembly elections, the State election commission conducts the local body elections. These two commissions are separate bodies under the Constitution. Former Chief election Commissioner SY Qureshi's original proposal was for simultaneous elections to the three-tiered democracy of lok sabha (543 MPs), state assemblies (4120 MLAs) and panchayats/municipalities (30 lakh members). pointed out.
From 1951-52 to 1967, elections to the lok sabha and Legislative Assemblies were held mostly simultaneously. Since then this cycle has been broken and now, elections are held every year or at different times in a year. As a result, the central government has indicated that the expenses are increasing. The notification issued by the central government said that since elections are being conducted in several phases across the country, the security forces and other election officials engaged in security work are doing a different task from their primary duties for a long time.