Electoral Reforms Flashcards
According to the data collected by ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) what percent of the total income of political parties during the 11 year period between FY 2004 - 5 and 2014-15 was from unknown sources?
69%
As per the annual audit reports what percent of income of the national parties for the financial year 2021-22 was from unknown sources?
66.04%
What percent of income of the national parties for the financial year 2021-22 was from known sources as per the donation details declared to ECI?
23.74%
As per the Centre for Media Studies report what amount was spent during the 2019 elections?
55,000-60,000 crore.
As per rules currently political parties do not have to disclose all donations below what amount?
Rs. 20,000
Benefits of Electoral Bonds
- Promote transparency - donation through formal banking
- Identity of donor confidential
- All transactions through checks or digitally
Concerns associated with Electoral bonds
- Lack of transparency
- Violets right to information
- Compromise with free and fair election
- Shell companies can be used to fund political parties as 7.5% annual profit limit has been removed
Concerns associated with electoral funding
- Huge expenditure
- Disrupt level playing field
- Increased cash transaction
- Corporate and political parties Nexus
- Criminalisation of politics
- Rise in black money
Which committee endorses state funding of elections to establish a fair playing field for parties with less money?
Inderjeet Gupta committee of 1998
In which countries details of all donors are made available for public scrutiny?
Nepal
Germany
France
USA
Japan
Election comes from Latin word
Eligere
Postulates of free and fair elections
- Legitimate process
- Successful government
- Indicates the well of the people
- Acceptability among people and alliances
Role of election in democracy
- Continuation of democracy
- Social and political integration
- Ownership of process
- Symbolic of nationalism and patriotism
- Make responsible and accountable government
- Change of leadership
- Political participation
- Self corrective system
Constitution provisions regarding election
Article 324 to 329 in part 15
Issues associated with election process
1.Financing of election
2. Muscle power
3. Misuse of government machinery
4. Criminalisation of politics and politicization of criminals
5. Dummy candidates in political parties
6. Casteism
7. Communism
8. Influence of social media
9. Low voter participation in election
