The election comission of India has hardly got any teeth left. It served notices, received complaints, got false affidavits and silently witnessed the candidates spending money much more than their allowed limits. However no concrete action was ever taken. Even its own functioning was far from being satisfactory. My father passed away in 2011. His name was there in the voterlist whereas my mother who wanted to vote earnestly could not vote as her name was removed from the list. Election comission is the backbone of our democracy. Election outcome could have been different had the candidature of the wrong doers been cancelled. We as the citizens of this country demand overhauling and empowerment of this institution on priority basis.
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