Wishwanath Garud

Who Guards the Guardians? Inside the Election Commission’s Struggle for Control

Part 5: The Election Commission runs India’s polls with borrowed staff—controlling them is far harder than it looks. According to Article 324(6) of the Constitution of India, it is the...
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Electoral Roll: Why Updating Stops Once Nominations Close

Part 4: The process of updating the electoral roll is continuous, but once the last date for filing nomination papers passes, the list is frozen until the results are declared....
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The Law Behind Electoral Rolls

Part 3: Who Can Be Registered as a Voter? Understanding Sections 19 and 20 of the RPA, 1950 In Part 1 of this series, we traced the constitutional foundations of...
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Elections and the Constitution: A Voter’s Guide

Part 2: Two Different Acts and Detailed Provisions The part 1 of this series traced the constitutional foundations of India’s election system, outlining the powers of the Election Commission under...
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Elections and the Constitution: A Voter’s Guide

Part 1: The Constitutional Foundations of India’s Election System Part 15 of the Constitution of India contains detailed provisions regarding elections. Articles 324 to 329 contain provisions regarding elections to...
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