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Every Citizen of India wants it to be Free from “3C‟s”-
C for Communalism, C for Casteism and C for Corruption.
Most of the People who represent us follow either of these
3C‟s, So we need to get rid of them and elect better people.
Electoral Reforms is the answer to the problem.
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You Pick up candidate of any party, Candidates are selected
on the basis of their Religion ,Caste, Money and Muscle
Power, instead of qualities like Education, administrative skills
etc. The Electoral Process which helps in running the whole
country is full of loopholes and need radical reforms. This also
results in massive corruption.
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Every Political Party should select their candidates not on the
basis of Religion or Caste, But on the basis of his/her qualities
and work. If a political party uses „Religion or Caste‟ during
Election Campaign and selects candidates on that
basis, then a strong law must be in place against such
parties, In fact they should be derecognized.
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Criminalisation of Politics- This is one of the most important
reasons for the falling standards of our polity. To prevent
muscle power in politics, a strong law should be in place and
every political party should have the moral responsibility to
stop such elements from entering into their organisation.
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Right from the Goswami Committee report (1990) to the
Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2010) there
have been many proposals to review the Electoral System, but there has been no initiative to implement it.
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Constitution is Supreme.
The Election Commission of India has time and again proposed
Electoral Reforms, But the Political System has not
implemented these reforms.
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We impose full faith in the Indian Constitution and our democracy.
We believe that our Democracy can be strengthened by our
Constitution which was created in 1950 by our forefathers . It is clear
that with the passage of time there has been a downfall in the
functioning of our democratic institutions. Therefore, we need
reforms to strengthen our democratic structure.
This Campaign urges the Government to implement those
reforms as soon as possible.
„Poll Reforms India‟ would Create Better Governance and
would immensely benefit the image of Indian Politicians
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POLL REFORM INDIA
MAJOR PROPOSALS
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State Funding of Elections1.1 For good and talented candidates to enter electoral
politics, and to prevent illicit funds in elections, it is
necessary for the State to enable funding of the electoral
process.
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1.2 The Campaign Material must be
allotted by Election Commission
, according to a fixed quota.
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1.3 What is a fixed quota?The election commission has allotted a fixed quota/
ceiling in Lok Sabha and State Assembly. We accept
the fixed ceiling.
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•Lok Sabha Election - Fixed Ceiling of 25 lakh rupees.
•State Assembly Elections - Fixed Ceiling of 10 lakh rupees.
•In addition, we also propose a fixed quota for reserved
seats.
•Lok Sabha Elections - 15 lakh rupees.
•State Assembly Elections - 7 lakh rupees.
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2.Only a candidate who is a
member of a political party for at least
3 years must be given an election
ticket.
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2.1 This is to prevent candidates with personal
interests, opportunistic party politics and to
encourage true democratic process.
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2.2 The Election Commission should bring a provision
which makes it mandatory for candidates to declare
atleast 3 tasks for „Social Service‟ which they have
undertaken and have benefited the society by that.
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3 Criminalisation of politics3.1 In order to prevent the use of money power, muscle
power and criminals in politics and to encourage
candidates with clean record, it is necessary to
implement these proposals.
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3.2 If a Court of law has framed charges
against a candidate punishable up to 5
years, then the candidate must be disqualified
from the ongoing electoral process.
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3.3 More stringent punishments for
Electoral Offences. Right Now Fine is
Rs 500 (1920 Act)
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4 Minimum Education Qualification4.1 In the context of Right to Education, The Election
Commission should make a mandatory educational
qualification, minimum upto class 12 for candidates
standing in elections.
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4.2 If securing a job of the lowest order in a
Government institution requires a minimum
qualification, why is there no such minimum
prescribed qualification for representatives of the
people?
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5.1 Every Seat should be declared a “Women
Seat After 2 Elections. There should be minimum
33% Women Reservation
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5.2 This would encourage "women
power" in electoral politics and would
reduce the "male supremacy".
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6.1 If a political party has prime face
indulged in misuse of religion and
caste, the High Court should institute an
enquiry.
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6.2 Fast Track and Special Courts should be
established in order to hear and adjudicate
such matters. Apart from this, a regulatory
body should be established.
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Ban on Opinion Polls and Exit Polls
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Political Parties be legally required to
get their accounts audited annually.
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TMC AIADMK JD (U)INC
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Candidate should be barred to
contest if he/she fails to lodge
electoral expenses
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Legal action in a court of law be
taken if a candidate shows a false
affidavit
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„None of the Above‟
Option on Ballot Paper
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Increase in the amount of security
deposit in order to discourage non-
serious candidates.
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Strengthening the Election
Commission of India with more
funds and human resources.
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Registration of voter
throughout the 5 year paper.
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Large number of polling booths
should be established - minimum 1
pooling booth for every 5000
people.
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Small constituencies
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These are some basic Electoral Reforms which
“Poll Reform India” is proposing. To Join the
Campaign-
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Our Aim: If we want to dream of a society, free of 3c‟s
(Communalism, Casteism and Corruption) then we
would like to see these provisions implemented in
letter and in spirit , so that we can create Mahatma‟s
India.
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JAI HIND
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