16 Mar 2022 One Nation, One Election
One Nation, One Election – Today Current Affairs
- Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has recently said that ‘Election Commission’ is ready to hold simultaneous or ‘one nation, one election’.
- Earlier this year, on National Voters’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address ‘One Nation, One Voter’/’Common Electoral Roll’ and ‘One Nation, One Election’ , One Election), and said that the continuous cycle of election results affects development works.
Today Current Affairs
About ‘One Nation, One Election’:
- One Nation-One Election/’One Nation One Election’ means the holding of elections to the Lok Sabha, State Assemblies, Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies once in every five years and simultaneously.
Challenges arising from having frequent elections: The Hindu Analysis
- Huge expenditure.
- Disruption of policies as a result of the Model Code of Conduct at the time of elections.
- Impact on delivery of essential services.
- Additional load on man-force to be deployed during elections.
- Increasing pressure on political parties, especially smaller ones, as they are getting expensive day by day.
Benefits of holding simultaneous elections: The Hindu Analysis
- Governance and Conformity: The ruling party will be able to focus on law and administration instead of always being in election campaign mode.
- Efficiency in expenditure and administration of funds.
- Continuity in policies and programmes.
- Governance Capacity: Reduction in populist measures by governments.
- Reduction in the impact of black money on voters by holding all elections in one go.
Impact on Regional Parties: The Hindu Analysis
- When the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections are held simultaneously, there is always a tendency among the voters to vote to bring the same party to power, both at the Center and in the State.
Changes to be made in the constitution and laws to implement the provision for holding simultaneous elections:
- Article 83, which deals with the tenure of the Houses of Parliament, will need to be amended.
- Article 85 (Article regarding the dissolution of the Lok Sabha by the President)
- Article 172 (Articles relating to the tenure of the State Legislatures)
- Article 174 (Articles relating to the dissolution of state legislatures)
- Article 356 (Articles related to President’s rule)
There will be a need to amend the ‘Representation of the People Act, 1951’ for the stability of the terms of both the Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies. It should include the following important elements:
- Reorganization of the powers and functions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to facilitate the necessary procedures for holding simultaneous elections.
- The definition of ‘simultaneous election’ can be added in section 2 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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