One Candidate-One Constituency
Significance
- Representation of People’s Act (RPA Act), 1951: The RPA enables a person to run for office in as many constituencies and locations around the nation as they like. According to the Centre, changing section 33(7) of the RPA, 1951 could violate the rights of candidates running for office and limit the polity's ability to choose its candidates.
- Wider Choice: The RPA, 1951's provisions, which are consistent with the nation's democratic system, give both the public and the candidate a greater range of options. If the option had seemed undemocratic to the drafters of our Constitution, they would have eliminated ....
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