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Home / News / India News / ECI sends 6 proposals to Centre seeking many electoral reforms
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ECI sends 6 proposals to Centre seeking many electoral reforms

ECI sends 6 proposals to Centre seeking many electoral reforms
Written by Abhishek Hari
Edited by Ramya Patelkhana
Jun 13, 2022, 07:25 pm 3 min read
ECI sends 6 proposals to Centre seeking many electoral reforms
Rajiv Kumar took over as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on May 15.

Rajiv Kumar—who took office as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India last month—has requested the Law Ministry to issue a notification for linking voters' Aadhaar with voter IDs, reported The Indian Express. He also sought to give eligible people four qualifying dates to register as voters. In fact, the Election Commission of India (ECI) recently sent six proposals to the Centre seeking several reforms.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • The pitch for electoral reforms by the Election Commission has reportedly been increasing ever since Kumar, a veteran IAS officer and former Finance Secretary, was appointed as India's 25th Chief Election Commissioner on May 15.
  • To recall, during his inauguration speech last month, he stated that he would "not shy away from taking tough decisions" with regard to reforms as well as conducting polls.
Details
CEC Kumar renewed several of ECI's proposals

Besides seeking rules for Aadhaar-voter ID linkage and four cut-off dates for voter registration from the Centre, CEC Kumar has reportedly reiterated the Election Commission's proposals for forbidding opinion and exit polls after taking charge. He also sought to limit the number of seats from which a candidate can contest the elections to only one seat.

Statement
Here's what an ECI official said

"The EC sent six key proposals to the Law Ministry," an ECI official told TIE on the condition of anonymity. "We have requested the government to notify the rules for linkage of Aadhaar to voter IDs and also for the four cut-off dates for eligible people to register as voters," they added. The EC also sought the authority to deregister political parties—a longstanding demand.

Reason
ECI's rationale behind seeking power to deregister parties

In its 2016 handbook of proposed electoral reforms, the ECI noted, "Many political parties get registered, but never contest election." "The possibility of forming political parties with an eye on availing...income tax exemption also cannot be ruled out." "It would only be logical that the commission, which has the power to register political parties, is also empowered to deregister in appropriate cases," it stated.

Information
ECI sought powers to regulate opinion and exit polls

The ECI also reportedly recommended a ban on exit and opinion polls during elections. Moreover, it also sought restrictions on conducting and publicizing the outcomes of opinion polls from the day the election is first announced until it is completed in all of its phases.

Election limits
Amendment to Representation of People Act, 1951

The ECI also requested the Centre that Section 33(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, be amended to limit the number of seats from which a candidate can run. Currently, the Act allows a condidate to contest any election—parliamentary, state assembly, biennial council, or bye-elections—from up to two constituencies . The ECI proposed an amendment to Section 33(7) in 2004 as well.

Reforms
Other reforms being sought by ECI

Furthermore, the ECI has requested that Form 24A be amended to mandate political parties to submit details of all donations exceeding Rs. 2,000 instead of Rs. 20,000. Notably, the ECI's proposals to the Centre follow its clean-up initiative launched last month against 2,100 "registered unrecognized political parties" for rule violations, like failing to submit contribution reports and notify the ECI of any party-related changes.

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Abhishek Hari is a JRF holder in Political Science and is currently the National Writer at NewsBytes. He has previously worked as Sub-editor at The Wire and as a political researcher at the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Hindu College, University of Delhi, and Jamia Millia Islamia are his alma mater. In his free time, he loves to play the drums and listen to classic rock and roll music.
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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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