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In ShortPanel says unanimous opinion is in favour of simultaneous electionsSubmits over 18,000 page report on 'One Nation One Election'Calls for legally tenable mechanism to restore simultaneous elections..
Simultaneous elections would lead to a "fundamental transformation" in the electoral process and overall governance, a high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, recommended in its over 18,000-page report on 'One Nation One Election'...
The committee suggested that, in the first step, simultaneous elections of Lok Sabha and State Assembly be held..
Then, the election of municipalities and panchayats will be synchronised in such a way that it is held within 100 days of the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.. ..
On examination of the constitutional and legal issues associated with simultaneous elections, the Ram Nath Kovind-led committee suggested an alternative enabling framework to make simultaneous elections tenable...
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