• Dr. Sunny Fernandes

India is a Union of States. India is a democratic country. India is the largest democracy in the world. Elections are a part and parcel of democracy. The success of democracy relies on free, fair, transparent, impartial, smooth, efficient, effective elections and an independent, non-partisan election body. In India, electoral reforms are very much needed for having free and fair elections. India after getting Independence in 1947, has made very vital changes and reforms in its electoral system or process to address the issues or challenges in the electoral process and thereby bring improvement in the electoral process. Election reforms in India has a long history. Various committees and commissions have been formed, to solve the issues and challenges of elections, right from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Amendments to Election Laws (1971-72), to keep the faith, trust and confidence of the public in Indian democracy and its electoral processes. There is an urgent need for electoral reforms in India to face the challenges of holding elections in a large, diverse, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural country like India.

Electoral reforms, India, History, Need, Challenges.

"“ELECTORAL REFORMS IN INDIA – HISTORY, NEED AND CONSTRAINTS”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.a625-a631, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503079.pdf

"“ELECTORAL REFORMS IN INDIA – HISTORY, NEED AND CONSTRAINTS”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppa625-a631, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503079.pdf