The various committees and commissions which have examined our electoral system, election machinery as well as election process and suggested reforms are mentioned here.
1. Tarkunde Committee was appointed in 1974 by Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) during his “Total
Revolution” movement. This unofficial committee submitted its report in 1975.
2. Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms (1990)
3 Vohra Committee on the Nexus between Crime and Politics (1993)
4. Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding of Elections (1998)
5. Law Commission of India Report on Reform of the Electoral Laws (1999)
6. National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (2000-2002) 3. It was headed
by M.N. Venkatachaliah.
7. Election Commission of India Report on Proposed Electoral Reforms (2004).
8. Second Administrative Reforms Commission of India Report on Ethics in Governance (2007).
It was headed by Veerappa Moily.
9. Tankha Committee was appointed in 2010 to look into the whole gamut of the election laws
and electoral reforms.
Based on the recommendations made by the above Committees and Commissions, various reforms have been introduced in our electoral system, election machinery and election process. These can be studied under the following four heads.
• Electoral reforms before 1996
• Electoral reforms of 1996
• Electoral reforms after 1996
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