| One of the biggest challenges for the officials in | | | | commission of India for its attitude of support to |
| India is the peaceful conduction of elections. Since | | | | certain political parties. For instance, a former chief |
| India adopted the parliamentary democratic form | | | | election commissioner recommended to the |
| of government from united kingdom, elections to | | | | president of India for the removal of an election |
| parliament, the state assemblies, and the local | | | | commissioner for his alleged patronage to a |
| bodies are held at a certain time fixed by the | | | | national party. The election commission is being |
| election commission. At present elections to the | | | | blamed by many people for not taking effective |
| loksabha and some state legislative assemblies are | | | | steps for conducting effective elections But |
| in progress. Since India is a second largest | | | | election commission denies allegations. Some |
| populated nation, huge geographical extent, and | | | | officials of the government too are not impartial. |
| due to scarcity of security personnel and other | | | | The media which is supposed to be neutral, too is |
| resources the elections are held in different | | | | under scanner. For instance, there are allegations |
| phases every time. The present election process | | | | that a prominent news paper in Andhra Pradesh, |
| is being held in five phases as it involves elections | | | | one of the states in India, has been supporting a |
| to two legislative bodies. | | | | regional party. There are certain television |
| During the election process, the citizens of India | | | | channels in India which patronage some political |
| elect their representatives to make laws on the | | | | parties. The citizens want a neutral media which |
| subjects mentioned in various lists like central list, | | | | can carry news correctly, boldly and without any |
| state lists and concurrent list. Thus the elected | | | | fear or favour. According to them such a media |
| members are also known as the legislators. For | | | | helps them in taking right decisions. |
| instance the state legislators are known as the | | | | Finally, some of the citizens are not aware of |
| members of legislative assemblies. The legislators | | | | politics of India. Hence many political parties do |
| elected to make laws on subjects included in the | | | | trap, hypnotise, and attract the innocent voters |
| central list are known as the members of | | | | during the elections. According to the latest |
| parliament. The legislators are thus supposed to | | | | statistics, the voter turn out has been declining in |
| be aware of various social, political, cultural, | | | | some segments. For instance, Mumbai |
| demographic, ideological, legislative, and economic | | | | constituency has shown a decrease in voter turn |
| issues related to the nation as well as the world. | | | | out. This is due to many reasons such as lack of |
| Unfortunately, many politicians in India are power | | | | faith in the system, persistence of problems to |
| hungry. Some legislators want to become | | | | the citizens even after 62 years of independence, |
| ministers, chief ministers, prime minister, etc. | | | | improper candidates contesting the elections, lack |
| Some contestants even have criminal cases | | | | of awareness among the voters about the value |
| pending against them. These contestants go to | | | | of a single vote, etc. Some voters even do not |
| any extent to get elected as legislators first and | | | | know the histories of politicians and political parties. |
| there would be a lot of competition after wards | | | | No body can deny that it's a great challenge to |
| to become ministers. Citizens blame political parties | | | | conduct elections in India. But the country needs |
| for allowing such candidates to contest in the | | | | to learn lessons from the past mistakes at least |
| elections but the political parties compete with | | | | now. Poll related violence, impersonation, booth |
| each other to win the elections at any cost. | | | | capturing, corruption, etc must be checked. |
| There are allegations against even the election | | | | |