Elections, electoral law and political parties (Part XV, RPA, Tenth Schedule)
Electoral system and the Representation of the People Acts
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Universal adult suffrage and one electoral roll (Art. 325-326)
- Laws on elections by Parliament and States (Art. 327-328)
- Bar on court interference; election petitions (Art. 329)
- Right to vote and contest as statutory rights
- First-past-the-post system and its consequences
- RPA 1951: qualifications, disqualifications, nomination, two-seat limit
- RPA 1950: electoral rolls and allocation of seats
- Expenditure limits, corrupt practices and electoral offences