Secrecy Of Vote Must In Any Election
Source : The Hindu
Indian Polity
What is discussed under Secrecy Of Vote Must In Any Election ?
- About the Order
- How it helps
Why in News ?
The Supreme Court held that in any election be it to Parliament or State legislature, the maintenance of secrecy of voting is a must.
- Confirmed the guilt and sentencing of eight men accused of using violence to snatch the voters slips and to cast bogus voting in an election in Bihar in 1989.
Key Facts
- Observations
- Secrecy is a part of the fundamental right of freedom of expression.
- The confidentiality of choice strengthened democracy.
- In direct elections to the Lok Sabha or State legislature, the maintenance of secrecy is a must and is insisted upon all over the world in democracies where direct elections are involved to ensure that a voter casts his vote without any fear or being victimised if his vote is disclosed.
- Any attempt at booth-capturing or bogus voting were crimes against affects the rule of law and democracy.
- Nobody can be permitted to dilute the right to free and fair election.
- An election is a mechanism which ultimately represents the will of the people.
- The essence of the electoral system should be to ensure freedom of voters to exercise their free choice.
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