Local elections in India explained

Local Body Elections (India) are elections conducted to elect local body representatives in India as per the provisions of 73rd amendment of Constitution of India in states and union territories of the country. State Election commissions conducts these elections as per the procedures laid down in State laws. With one of the largest democracies, India has 3.1 million elected representatives out of which 1.3 million representatives are women in 2,50,000 government bodies.

History and Objective

Local Body Elections (India) are conducted periodically in states and union territories of India as per the provision made in Constitution.[1] The reasons for forming these local bodies are 1. Decentralisation of process of democracy and 2. Power devolution at local levels. Local Body Elections are conducted by State Election Commission.[2] [3]

Levels

Local Body Elections (India) are performed at following levels as per the local population:[4] [5] [6] [7]

Challenges

Following are the challenges faced by Panchayat Raj Institutions or other local governance systems;[8] [9]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Power to the people—the journey of Panchayati Raj Institutions . 4 June 2022 . idronline.org . 15 August 2018.
  2. News: Civic polls should not be held in a way that will benefit a particular party, Cal HC tells State Election Commission . 4 June 2022 . telegraphindia.com . 4 June 2022.
  3. News: Local body polls in all states must be held before expiry of term, Supreme Court says . 4 June 2022 . Deccan Herald . 10 May 2022 . en.
  4. News: Profile - Local Government - Know India: National Portal of India . 4 June 2022 . knowindia.india.gov.in.
  5. News: Local Body Election Process in India . 4 June 2022 . elections.in . 19 November 2014.
  6. News: Arora . Subhash C. . Prabhakar . R. K. . A Study of Municipal Council Elections in India: Socioeconomic Background of Women Candidates in Rohtak, Haryana . 4 June 2022 . Asian Survey . 1997 . 918–926 . 10.2307/2645613.
  7. News: A fact: We have 3.1 million elected representatives and 1.3 million women representatives . 4 June 2022 . Gaonconnection Your Connection with Rural India . 22 February 2020.
  8. News: Poll position: On SC order on local body elections . 4 June 2022 . The Hindu . 15 March 2021 . en-IN.
  9. News: GHMC polls: Why do citizens not care about municipal elections? . 4 June 2022 . The News Minute . 24 November 2020 . en.