Short Essay on Elections in India – Elections in India are a

process by which the people of the country express their collective will. People are the true
sovereigns governing the country through their democratically elected representatives to
Parliament and State legislatures besides other democratic institutions at lower levels.

cod of condu

The Constitution of India provides for the electoral process, according to which the election of
President, Vice-President, Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies are conducted by the Election
Commission of India and other elections are conducted by the State Election Commission.

Parliament of India regulates and streamlines the election procedure through the laws like the
Representation of People Act of 1950 and 1951 and the Delimitation Act of 2002 along with the
Rules and Orders made there under.

The Election Commission

election of commission of India is an autonomous constitutional
authority responsible for administering election processes in India.
The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha,
state Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the
President and Vice President in the country.[2][3] The Election
Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per
Article 324,[4] and subsequently enacted Representation of the
People Act.[5] The commission has the powers under the
Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted
laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in
the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional authority,
Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which
function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the
country’s higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission
and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

code of conduct
A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms, religious rules
and responsibilities of, and or proper practices for, an individual. In its 2007
International Good Practice Guidance, "Defining and Developing an
Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations", the International Federation
of Accountants[1] provided the following working definition:

"Principles, values, standards, or rules of behaviour that guide the

decisions, procedures and systems of an organization in a way that (a)
contributes to the welfare of its key stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights
of all constituents affected by its operations."

Procedure of Indian elction

Formation of Constituencies:

Formation of Constituencies:

The Constitution lays down that after the completion of each census the
allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to States shall be readjusted. Similarly,
the constituencies for elections to the legislative assemblies are also
readjusted.

However, 42nd Amendment Act (1976) provided that until the figures for
the first census after the year 2000 have been published, it shall not be
necessary to readjust the allocation of seats to the States in the Lok Sabha.

Filling of Nominations:Formation of Constituencies:

The Constitution lays down that after the completion of each census the
allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to States shall be readjusted. Similarly,
the constituencies for elections to the legislative assemblies are also
readjusted.

However, 42nd Amendment Act (1976) provided that until the figures for
the first census after the year 2000 have been published, it shall not be
necessary to readjust the allocation of seats to the States in the Lok Sabha.

Filling of Nominations:

Filling of Nominations: