The Election Commission of India informed the supreme Court that it agrees with its decision of a life term ban on MP’s and MLA’s convicted under criminal cases from contesting elections. The prevailing rule debars politicians sentenced to a jail term of two years or more from contesting elections for six years from the date of release from prison. The ECI
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court by Advocate Ashwin Kumar Upadhyay for taking steps to strengthen the Election Commission of India making it more independent. He also prayed for an independent secretariat for the ECI while also asking to provide protection to the Election Commissioners at par with the Chief Election Commissioner. Shikha TiwariI am a law student
