Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution, and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act.
The Commission issued the code for the first time in 1971 (5th Election) and revised it from time to time.
A law regarding to the registration process for political parties was enacted in 1989 and number of parties got registered with the Commission. It helps to avoid confusion of the administrative machinery and the electorate and ensures that political parties are brought under the purview of the election commission. To get rid of the growing influences and vulgar show of money during elections the Election Commission has made many suggestions in this regard. The Election Commission has fixed the legal limits on the amount of money which a candidate can spend during election campaigns. These limits have been revised from time to time. The contestants are also required to give details of expenditure within 30 days of declaration of results.
The Election Commission had tried to bring improvements in election procedures by introduction of EVM – Electronic voting machines. It was thought that EVMs would reduce malpractices and improve efficiency.
NOTA (none of the above) was also an option on Indian voting machines in 2014 Lok Sabha elections and now it is a mandatory option in every subsequent elections.
Photo voter slips would be provided to voters. Bihar became the first state to have photo electoral rolls, with photographs of candidates on EVMs in Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015.
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