- Committee was given mandate to explore the mechanism for ONOE or Simultaneous Elections (SE).
- Key Recommendations:
- Two-step approach for SE:
- First: Synchronise Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies (SLA) elections.
- Second: Synchronise Municipalities and Panchayats elections (M&PE) with the Lok Sabha and SLA.
- In first step, there is no need of ratification by state. For, 2nd step, it proposed to introduce Article 324A in the Constitution which needs ratification by states.
- Dealing with hung House/adoption of no confidence motion/defection:
- In case of Lok Sabha-fresh elections to be held whose tenure will be only for the unexpired term of the immediately preceding full term of the Lok Sabha.
- In case of States- fresh elections are held for SLA and unless sooner dissolved, shall continue upto the end of the full term of Lok Sabha.
- Requires amendment in Article 83 (Duration of Houses of Parliament) and Article 172 (Duration of State Legislatures) (will not need states ratification)
- Single electoral roll and electoral identity cards: Article 325 to be amended (will require states ratification).
- Two-step approach for SE:
About ONOE
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