Electoral

Reforms in
India
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Introduction of Voter
Verifiable Paper Audit
Trail (VVPAT)
The Election Commission of India
has introduced VVPAT machines to
enhance transparency and build
confidence in the electoral process.
VVPAT machines provide a paper
trail to verify the accuracy of the
votes cast electronically.
Electoral
Bonds 02
The government introduced electoral
bonds in 2018 as a way to make political
funding more transparent. Electoral bonds
are financial instruments that can be
purchased by individuals or organizations
and then donated to political parties.
They are intended to bring transparency
to the process of political funding.
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Reduction in
Cash Donations
To curb black money in political funding, the
government has reduced the limit of cash
donations that can be made to political parties.
The Finance Act of 2017 reduced the maximum
limit of anonymous cash donations to political
parties from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 2,000.
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Online
Voter
Registration
The Election Commission of India has
made efforts to streamline the voter
registration process and make it more
accessible by introducing online
registration facilities. This allows eligible
citizens to register as voters and update
their voter information conveniently
through the internet.
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Disclosure of
Criminal
Background
In 2018, the Supreme Court of India
mandated that all candidates contesting
elections must disclose their criminal
antecedents, including any pending
criminal cases, if any, at the time of filing
their nomination papers. This move aims
to increase transparency and inform
voters about the criminal records of
candidates.