Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Indian elections 2
Why we vote?
India is the largest democracy in the world. This is “Our right”.
The right to vote and moreimportantly the exercise of franchise by the eligible citizens is at the heart of every democracy. We, the people, through this exercise of our right to vote have the ultimate power to shape the destiny of country by electing our representatives who run the Government and take decisions for the growth,
development and benefit of all the citizens.
All citizens of India who are 18 years of age as on 1st January of the year for which the electoral roll is prepared can vote. An electoral roll is a list of all eligible citizens who are entitled to cast their vote in an election.
The EC - India has decided to have normally a maximum of 1200 Electors per booth. The polling booths are so set up that no voter should ordinarily travel more than 2 kms. to reach the polling booth.
SOME FACTS ABOUT ELECTION
1. The lowest number of voters in a polling station was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh in 1996 with just three people.
2. An astronomical 7,700 metric tons of paper was used for printing ballot paper in the 1998 general election.
3. A general election in India is a gigantic exercise, equivalent to conducting polls in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia all at once. So claims a report from the National Commission on Electoral Reforms that reviewed laws, processes and reforms.
4. The biggest costs are incurred on deployment of security personnel and polling staff, to set up polling stations (some 800,000 throughout the country for a general election), purchase of electronic voting machines, and issuance of photo identification cards.
India is the largest democracy in the world. This is “Our right”.
The right to vote and moreimportantly the exercise of franchise by the eligible citizens is at the heart of every democracy. We, the people, through this exercise of our right to vote have the ultimate power to shape the destiny of country by electing our representatives who run the Government and take decisions for the growth,
development and benefit of all the citizens.
All citizens of India who are 18 years of age as on 1st January of the year for which the electoral roll is prepared can vote. An electoral roll is a list of all eligible citizens who are entitled to cast their vote in an election.
The EC - India has decided to have normally a maximum of 1200 Electors per booth. The polling booths are so set up that no voter should ordinarily travel more than 2 kms. to reach the polling booth.
SOME FACTS ABOUT ELECTION
1. The lowest number of voters in a polling station was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh in 1996 with just three people.
2. An astronomical 7,700 metric tons of paper was used for printing ballot paper in the 1998 general election.
3. A general election in India is a gigantic exercise, equivalent to conducting polls in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia all at once. So claims a report from the National Commission on Electoral Reforms that reviewed laws, processes and reforms.
4. The biggest costs are incurred on deployment of security personnel and polling staff, to set up polling stations (some 800,000 throughout the country for a general election), purchase of electronic voting machines, and issuance of photo identification cards.
ELECTION FACTS N FIGURES
ABOUT INDIAN ELECTIONS
Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India the Election Commission of India, interalia, is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. Detailed provisions are made under the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder.
The same Article 324 also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of Parliament.
Article 324 (1) also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of the State Legislature. SEC’s are independent of the Election Commission of India.
The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies.
Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners and fix from time to time the number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election commissioner.
Under Article 324(1) of the Constitution of India the Election Commission of India, interalia, is vested with the power of superintendence, direction and control of conducting the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. Detailed provisions are made under the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and the rules made thereunder.
The same Article 324 also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of Parliament.
Article 324 (1) also vests in the Commission the powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections to both Houses of the State Legislature. SEC’s are independent of the Election Commission of India.
The State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations, Muncipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies.
Election Commission of India is a three-member body, with one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India, the President of India is empowered to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners and fix from time to time the number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election commissioner.
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