• ALPANA KUMARI

ABSTRACT Indian elections are termed as the greatest democratic carnival in the world but at the same time it involves a lot of money and man power. India being a vast country with 29 states, it faces election almost every year. In 2017, five states has faced election. In 2018, thirteen state will face election and in 2019, nine state will go for polls. This figure shows that our political leaders are always in an election mode and because of this their concentration is more on the vote bank politics rather than on the development of the country. They are forced to take popular decision which effects the socio- economic condition of the country. Besides all this the security forces and school teachers are also involved in the election duty which is a matter of great threat to the national security and hampers the education system of our country respectively. In this backdrop, The idea of holding simultaneous election seems very alluring as it has many benefits but then at the same time it has many challenges too. In present political set-up, it doesn’t seems to be translating into a reality until and unless there is a consensus among all political parties. Therefore policies has to be framed very carefully in order to convince all political parties to come to one page. If at all simultaneous election is not possible, step should be taken to reduce the frequency of election without hampering the basic structure of the Indian constitution.

Simultaneous election, India, lok sabha, state legislative assembly

"Simultaneous Election Desirable in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.176-180, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807181.pdf

"Simultaneous Election Desirable in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp176-180, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807181.pdf