Desh Deshantar : एक उम्मीदवार एक सीट | Election Commission supports One Candidate-One Seat скачать в хорошем качестве

Desh Deshantar : एक उम्मीदवार एक सीट | Election Commission supports One Candidate-One Seat

The Election Commission has supported a PIL in the Supreme Court that seeks a restraint on candidates against contesting from more than one seat.Under the existing legal regime, a candidate is allowed to contest from up to a maximum of two constituencies in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly polls. According to the commission, it conveyed its views to the Central government twice in the past when it sent its proposals in 2004 and 2016. EC said that letting a candidate contest from two seats is an "avoidable and unnecessary" burden on public exchequer.It is also injustice to voters of the winning candidate who opts to vacate that constituency and retain another, maintained the commission in its affidavit. EC further said that its stand has been supported also by the Law Commission in its 255th Report on Electoral Reforms, which has also found it inappropriate for a candidate to contest from two constituencies.The Commission has also said that in case the top court thinks that such a restraint is not required, an express provision should be made in the RP Act to ensure that the candidate is made to pay for the re-poll for the constituency he opts to quit. Anchor - Kavindra Sachan Guest - 1. SY Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner 2. Vipul Mudgal, Director and Chief Executive of Common Cause 3. Virag Gupta, Advocate, Supreme Court 4. Shivam Singh ,Senior Research Fellow, India Foundation