alleryStart learning →The main reason election supervision was made independent of government is:
AThe government itself contests the polls
BMinisters lack any time for the polls
CThe courts demanded a brand new body
DThe States refused a central role
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The government itself contests the polls
1. A referee cannot be one of the players.
2. The ruling party of the day contests the election itself,
3. so the supervisor must sit outside its control.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 3 'Election and Representation' (keps203)_
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