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ALL EYES ON EC
THE WEEK India
|September 07, 2025
Structural checks and transparency are essential to ensure the EC remains immune to political winds
FOR THE BETTER part of 78 years, the Election Commission of India has fulfilled its mandate of defending voting as sacrosanct. However, the past decade has exposed persisting cracks and new challenges.
There is rising distress that the EC's statutory independence and authority are being compromised, corroding its powers and eroding citizen trust. This threatens not just the institution, but the very sanctity of the electoral system. Nowhere is this crisis more acute than in the lived experience of opposition parties.
This story is from the September 07, 2025 edition of THE WEEK India.
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