Election Laws of India

Threads and tweets on aspects of election law and reactions to election related developments. Not authorized by or related to Election Commission of India

[Newsband @NewsbandTweets]

ECI affirms integrity of Maharashtra Poll EVMs, amid opposition allegations

https://t.co/goLCh2O1Ay

@ECISVEEP @LawElection #Mumbai #ElectronicVotingMachines #elections #RahulGandhi

[Vikram Hegde @vikramhegde]

I don't know why a bad idea gets such widespread support.
Linking Aadhaar to Voter ID has two big problems - 1) Not all Aadhaar bearers are citizens. 2) Not all citizens have Aadhaar. Enforcing it will lead to wrongful exclusion from the voter list.
@muso512

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

@advsanjoy Polling officer got it wrong 😜

49K of conduct of elections rules requires that the end of the remaining arm be inked.

[Rana Dushyant Pratap Singh 🇮🇳 🚩🕉️ @imranadushyant]

Our office is looking for a Junior.

Essential Qualifications -
1. preferably freshers.
2. good command of English and legal research.
3. does not hesitate to appear before the Trial Courts, as and when required

office location - Jangpura Ext.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

The first phase of General Elections 2024 starts today. Voting begins at 8 AM.

A mock poll is held at the polling stations 90 minutes before polling begins. Candidates and their agents can verify at this mock poll that the EVM in the respective booths are functioning properly.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

As we head into the elections, one app all citizens must know about is cVigil.

It's an app by the Election Commission of India and let's anyone report violations of model code of conduct and expenditure violations.

It's available on playstore and fairly simple to use.

[Vikram Hegde @vikramhegde]

Do you want to vote in the 2024 elections?

Go to the Chief Electoral Officer website and check if your name is on the rolls. If it's not, you've got a week to file a claim to get it added.

Special camps are being held today and tomorrow in Delhi.

Listen to Spiderman.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Remember, the authentic results are on https://t.co/URkK09lYcA

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Even so, courts must try and decide these matters within a few months, for their decision to be meaningful.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Petitions challenging an election become infructuous if they aren't decided before the term of the elected candidate is over.

The decision of Karnataka HC setting aside the election of an MLA is relatively uncommon in that it came before the term ended.

https://t.co/Gokc0u4o4f

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

The correct course of action - https://t.co/mFz5WWsQOU

[Bar and Bench @barandbench]

#BREAKING Moments before #SupremeCourtofIndia can hear the case, Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's Lok Sabha membership restored. The MP had moved SC to direct the Lok Sabha secretariat to restore his membership after HC suspended his conviction

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Supreme Court in its 2018 judgment in Lok Prahari v. Union of India held that an MP will not be disqualified if there is a stay on conviction.

Rahul Gandhi will have to seek and obtain stay on conviction soon.

[NDTV News feed @ndtvfeed]

Supreme Court Lawyer Seeks Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification From Lok Sabha https://t.co/vVgbUOKRiY

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

The judgment referred above is Lok Prahari v. Election Commission of India https://t.co/BUPAlmmFT7

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

@nitishkrchandra @iamdatemike In the case of the Lakshadweep MP -Mohamed Faizal, ECI deferred declared by-election after the stay.

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Will the Supreme Court go against its position in Lily Thomas?

[Bar and Bench @barandbench]

#BREAKING Plea filed in #SupremeCourtOfIndia challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representatives of People's Act.

Plea says automatic disqualification of People‟s representatives of elected legislative bodies, after conviction is illegal

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Freebies issue being heard by J Chandrachud's bench is interesting.

Neta gives from government kitty = freebie.

Neta gives from own pocket = corrupt practice under Section 123 of the Representation of Peoples Act.

Justice Chandrachud dissented in this👇judgment on 123 of RPA

[Vikram Hegde @vikramhegde]

Abhiram Singh v. C. D. Commachen: Prohibition under Section 123(3) of Representation of Peoples Act from invoking religion for seeking votes applies not only to candidates' religion but also to voters' religion.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

Control of the legislature party doesn't by itself guarantee control of the political party.

This article is a good explanation of how control of the political party works:-
https://t.co/57dh2aOtWq

[Menaka Guruswamy @MenakaGuruswamy]

I write on splits in political parties and the legal/constitutional roadmap for recognition. @IndianExpress @DILIPtheCHERIAN @DilliDurAst

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

There is a difference between a political party and its corresponding legislature party.

Even if a majority of Shiv Sena MLAs no longer support Uddhav Thackeray, this by itself won't change the leadership of the political party.

[Rahul Shivshankar @RShivshankar]

Stunning implosion. 56 years later Thackerays on the brink of losing their Sena. A watershed rewrite of Shiv Sena history. It's a bit like imagining the Congress without Gandhis, DMK without Karunanidhis, SP without Yadavs, NC without Abdullahs.

[Election Laws of India @LawElection]

So the Shiv Sena is not without the Thackerays. At least for the forseeable future.