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QUESTION 1
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Examine the need for electoral reforms as suggested by various committees with particular reference to “one nation - one election" principle.

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What the examiner wants

Examine why electoral reforms are needed, as committees have recommended, with special focus on simultaneous elections.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Committee recommendations: Goswami (1990), Indrajit Gupta (1998, state funding), Law Commission 170th (1999) and 255th (2015), Ramnath Kovind HLC (2024)≈35 words
  2. 2One Nation, One Election: rationale (cost, governance paralysis from MCC, voter fatigue), proposals (Constitution 129th Amendment Bill, 2024)≈35 words
  3. 3Concerns: federalism, early dissolution, logistics, regional issues drowned≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Why reformsKey committee recommendationsONOE case for and againstWay forwardConclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing only on ONOE and skipping other committee recommendations
  • No mention of the Kovind Committee report (2024)

Draw this

  • Timeline of committees with one key recommendation each

Value addition

  • ReportThe High Level Committee under Ram Nath Kovind (March 2024) recommended simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls, then local body polls within 100 days.High Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, 2024
  • ReportLaw Commission's 170th Report (1999) recommended simultaneous elections and limits on independent candidates.Law Commission of India

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