Law Relating to Election
Jamia Millia Islamia · LL.B. Semester 8
Unit I — DEMOCRACY & ELECTION SYSTEM
Evolution of Democracy & Election System-Types of Election-Direct and Indirect, General, Bye & Mid-Term Election-Types of Representation-General Principles of Election- · Election of President & Vice-President · Qualification and Disqualification of Members of Parliament and State Legislature under the Constitution and Appropriate Legislations Special Provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes-Reservation for Scheduled Castes-Scheduled Tribes-Women · Local Bodies Election: Rural Level-at Village (Gram Panchayat), Intermediate or Block (Panchayat Samiti) and District (Zilla Parishad) Levels; Urban Local Self-Government-Nyaya Panchayat
- Electoral System in India
- Qualification, Disqualification and Privileges of — Members of Parliament Members of Legislative Assembly Anti-Defection Law (Xth Schedule)
- Qualification, Powers, and functions of — President and Vice-president Union Council of Ministers Governor State Council of Ministers
- Democratic Decentralisation and Local Governments
Unit II — ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP
Election Commission: Composition, Powers and Functions of the Election Commission-General Electoral Roll-Preparation and its Revision-Supervisory Powers of the Election Commission-Process of Removal of Member · Chief Election Commissioner: Political Parties-Registration and Recognition as National & State Parties-Symbols-Election Expenses-Auditing of Party Funds-Public Financing of Elections-State Election Commissions-Monitoring of Electoral Expenditure of the Political Parties · Elections Officers: Returning, Presiding and Polling Officers · Delimitation Commission: Constituencies & Delimitation and its Commission
Unit III — RIGHT TO VOTE AND CONTEST ELECTION
Universal Adult Suffrage-System of Voting-Compulsory Voting/NOTA · Right to Vote &Contest-Candidates and their Eligibility to Contest- Notification of Election · Withdrawal of Candidature-Grounds for Rejection-Effect of Death · Election Campaign-Code of Conduct-Poll-Ballot Papers including Postal Ballot & Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)-Declaration of Result
Unit IV — ELECTORAL OFFENCES
Anti-Defection Law-Defection-Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India · Criminalization of Electoral Process · Corrupt Practices-Electoral Offences under I.P.C-Bribery, Undue Influence, Appeal on Grounds of Caste, Religion etc., Electoral Fraud and Other Crimes against Electoral System-Safeguard against Impersonation-Publication of False or Defamatory Statements-Corporate Funding of Political Parties · Jurisdiction of Courts-Election Petitions
Unit V — ELECTORAL REFORM
Office of Profit-Electoral Reforms-Model Code of Conduct- Opinion and Exit Polls-Free and Fair Election · Media and Elections-Use of Government/Private Electronic Media and Social Media by Political Parties · Freedom of Expression-Right to Reject-Right to Recall-NRI Voting Options · Political Empowerment of Women-Women Reservation