The document discusses the need for electoral reforms in India to address issues like money power, muscle power, criminalization, and corruption. It proposes several reforms such as giving voters more rights and transparency in the electoral process, reducing the role of money and muscle power, removing criminals from politics, and implementing measures to increase transparency in political funding. Some challenges around direct voting at large scales and preventing influence of moneyed interests are also mentioned. The overall goal of the reforms discussed is to strengthen democracy and empower voters in India.

2.  The prime need of the hour to bring
holistic reforms in the election process
is to save the nation from the clutches of
3MPs i.e. money power, muscle power
and mafia power and 4 c s i.e.
communalism, casteism, criminalization
and corruption. However, to strike as the
root of the problems has been a
vigorous debate on criminalization of
politics and illegitimate use of excessive
and unaccounted money power in
election.

3.  We need election reforms so t hat credible
people can come forward to contest election
and lead the count ry. Our election process
should at tract people with integrity &
credibility to come forward to contest and
win elections Without such people in
parliament and state assemblies we can
forget about getting our country on the right
path Even if any improvement happens,
under public pressure, such improvement will
not last . Therefore, the election reforms
assume the highest priority.

4. Right to Re call
Right to Transparency
Right to Reject
Reducing role of Money & Muscle
power in elections
NegativeVoting
Referendum & Initiative

5.  Remove criminals from politics
 Declaration of sources of income by
candidates
 Implement a multi-party system for
appointments of the CEC and SEC
 Implement ceiling on expenses of
political parties during election period
 The requirement for winning election
should be “50% + 1 of the registered
votes cast

6.  Provide “None of the Above” (NOTA)
option in the EVMs
 Reduce the time provided for filing
election expenses
 Action against candidates who fail to file
their election expenses
 Legal sanction for the filing election
petition against candidates who lose
elections
 Law against the use of excessive money
in elections by candidates

7.  One logistical challenge is conducting in
direct voting at the national or even state
level .
 Another challenge has to do with voter
competence in making informed
judgment on matters of law and policy.
 Another challenge i s to prevent moneyed
special interests from influencing the I&R
process, by sponsoring high-spending
misleading campaigns.

8. Get most transparency in politics
Reduce criminalization of politics
Reduce money and muscle power in
politics
Empower our voter
Empower our election commission
 Improve loyalty, efficiency, effectiveness,
integrity, fairness, impartiality in politics