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Question
With reference to powers and functions of the Election Commission, discuss the following:
Ensuring Free and Fair Elections
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Solution
The Commission takes the following measures to ensure free and fair elections:
- The Commission sends central observers to sensitive constituencies.
- The Commission prescribes the code of conduct for the election campaigns.
- The Commission creates conditions for a free and fair poll. Recent amendments to the Representation of the People Act provide severe punishment for booth-capturing.
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