Online Voting for Overseas Citizens – UPSC GS2
Context: Government is looking into the possibility of allowing non-resident Indians to vote online. Current procedure for voting of overseas […]
GS2
Election – Representation of People Act
GS2
Who is a Star Campaigner? – UPSC GS2
Who is a Star Campaigner? A star campaigner can be described as persons who are nominated by parties to campaign
Prelims
Common Electoral Roll : Analysis – UPSC GS2
Context: Law and Justice Minister told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre was not planning on amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable
GS2
Electoral Bonds : Need for Judicial Intervention – UPSC GS2
Read basics of Electoral Bonds from Prelims Notes. Arguments against Electoral Bonds Scheme: Anything but transparent: Ensuring citizens have access
GS2
Election Freebies – UPSC GS2
Context: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seize
GS2
Need to reform selection process of Election Commission – UPSC GS2
Current Process of appointment of EC and CEC: The Chief election commissioner and other ECs are appointed by the President
GS2
Expenditure limits in Elections – UPSC GS2
New Expenditure Limits: Election Commission has raised the expenditure limit of candidates as follows: Lok Sabha Elections: Rs 95 lakh up from Rs 70
GS2
Independence of Election Commission – UPSC GS2
Context: A letter written by the Law Ministry states that the Principal Secretary to PM ‘expects‘ the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)
GS2
Representation of People Act Amendment 2021 – UPSC GS2
Key electoral reforms approved by the Cabinet: Linking Aadhaar with electoral roll Linking of the Aadhaar Card with the Voter
GS2
Curbing Criminalisation of Politics – UPSC GS2
Context: The SC asked ECI “to create a dedicated mobile application containing information published by candidates regarding their criminal antecedents”.