Single election for Centre, states: What law ministry told Parliament
India Today
The Law Commission is considering a practical road map and framework for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.
A parliamentary committee report has suggested a single election at the Centre and the states as multiple elections disrupt normal public life and impact the functioning of essential services. A single election would also reduce the massive expenditure incurred to conduct separate elections every year, the report said.
The Law Commission is considering a practical road map and framework for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.
“The Parliament Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice examined the issue of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies in consultation with various stake-holders, including the Election Commission of India. The Committee has given certain recommendations in this regard in its 79th report. The matter now stands referred to the Law Commission for further examination to work out a practicable road map and framework for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies,” the law ministry today told the Lok Sabha.
It also gave a breakdown on how much funds have been released to the states and the Union Territories each financial year since 2014 for the conduct of elections.
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