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Can elections be fought with the limit of spending for each candidate by Election Commission?
Dr Abhay Mahankal , Nagpur: Mar 12 2009
Made Popular Mar 12 2009
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Can elections be fought with the limit of spending for each candidate by Election Commission?

Since Mr Sheshan was Election commissioner he made most of the elections transparent as much as possible. One of the prominent leader told me that for him it was possible as he does not have siblings and do not have greed of money. The total limit for any Loksabha candidate is fixed and so was the judgment of Supreme court.

In reality even who understands simple mathematics will know the election can not be fought by the limit set. All information subsequently provided is managed as party account or elsewhere. If Mr Raju of Satyam could bend one of the prestigious firm PCH, any one can do it with high profile nature of being the ruler of the great nation.

The elections fortunately do not paint the walls for canvassing now a days. If you visit South India, you come across with stupendously large posters. If you visit north India you will have different approach. It is ruled by notorious people and make people vote as per their choice.

In last so many elections we have seen booth capturing, re-polling and last but not the least even murders. How many murderers were booked and given sentence by honorable court can be thesis topic for any IIM school. The situation in East India is the worst. The lefts are holding their bastion like a fortress.

Even leader like Mamta Banerjee made TTATA to shift their project. How relevant she is in politics this time will tell more! With alliance with congress I do not think they will cross the double digit mark. Not because they are irrelevant but the Communist parties are one step ahead. They have absolutely a fortress made in West Bengal.

Central India is all together is different. The caste and religion is prevalent and more dominating. The choice of the candidate is mostly done on the basis of which caste dominate that area than electoral merit.

Coming to the main issue of money being spent is the most difficult topic to look at and to evaluate. Simple mathematics if applied by the presiding officer of Ec as regards to total vehicle deployed, it will surpass the spending limit. Then any intelligent man must ask how the member get elected and get a certificate from EC? That God can answer or a honest politician.

For this to me Election commission is at fault. We may have an approach like in USA for spending. By having limit we have made mockery of our democracy. Those who will read this and will if possible go for voting they will come to know the expenses made of the day of Elections. Each candidate need to have their own booths near the voting center and if proper research is done on it about the money and vehicles deployed, again this will cross the limit set by EC.

Then how does the EC works and give certificate of being elected? God knows better. Even the crackers and procession of being elected will surpass the limit.If you do not believe this please be vigilant and calculative and accept what I say. But the real mockery of our democracy since independence is, the total registered voters do not show up for voting and those who think are more learned and their vote does not count, have made this more difficult to understand what do we need?

After the attack on Mumbai there was huge frenzy for options of none of the above for voting. This issue died down soon and EC says this process may go on and on and they may not be able to complete the election process. Which one is rational must be answered by the person who dig out this provision in constitution and see to it that it is implemented. But who is that guy? Again God knows.

Then the real beneficiary of that SMS was the service providing company as each one of us started sending this SMS to as many as possible. This is truth of those who can read and write and have mobile, but have no time to vote.

Again coming to funds being send by the party to each candidate is secret. There are many who fight elections for not winning but to have the tented money. We and any of our Finance Minister could not squash or nail down this aspect of BLACK MONEY or PARALLEL ECONOMY since independence.None is ready to accept we have huge funds in circulation which is unaccounted for and the funds deposited in safe heavens.

We live in a society which have only two groups of people , those who have and those who don’t have. Those who have think elections are not for them as they are well placed and those who don’t have succumb to compulsions of money or Liquor they are fancied about. I have seen people going to booth with absolutely in the influence of alcohol and asking presiding officer or else to stamp the ballot paper.

Still we are proud of our democracy and when it comes to our door step , we are the ones who are the most eager to blame this system or politicians. For me no politician or political party is bad but those who have, made it so for their benefit are the worst. If the right to vote is made compulsory then we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I apologize and am ready to change if any one’s sentiments are hurt by this post. I am sorry but this post is for making india changed and 100% voting all through india.

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Salil
Kochi, India
Elections or frequent elections are a costly affair, but look around to comprehend what happens to countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh where elections are deferred. Since India is a big democracy in terms of the number of electorate, the costs of conducting elections will always be high. Fixing the parliamentary term of the majority party could adversely impact accountability. The current situation where regional parties can bargain for more concessions is beteer than the one party dominance during the era of ‘parliamentary stability’ in India.
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Dear Salil

Please do no mind what I write on your comment. You seem to me a novice as regards to politics and elections. I will quote one small but ill mannered reply. I am the one who dropped one bollywood celebrity to Santacruz airport for and as a favor to someone high profile for getting a Rajya Sabha seat. What else can I say? It was not the era when you could capture image or secretly record the conversation. And last but not the least I was and am loyal to that party.
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