A Very Nice Comment Posted In Economictimes

[kichalkushh]

I think the only way to solve the root cause of corruption prevalent in our society and among the politicians, is by changing the ELECTION MECHANISM of our country.

The very SIMPLE MAJORITY SYSTEM of election of MPs and MLAs is to be indirectly blamed for the growing corruption in India. The manner in which we elect our representatives is itself at fault.

For example, if there are 100 voters in a constituency who vote to elect their representative from among the 3 candidates and the results are as follows :- Candidate 1 gets 45 votes, Candidate 2 gets 30 votes and Candidate 3 gets 25 votes. So, the candidate 1 is elected, although 55 people did not want this candidate to be elected.
In this way, even if the people do not want a person as their representative, then also with such election mechanism, the corrupt, criminal, unwanted and gangmen enter our legislature.

What is even more saddening is that large number of candidates are nominated for election from a constituency, so that the votes are divided and with the simple majority system, enable the blacklisted candidate to be elected.

Regarding the banning of tainted candidates from fighting elections, these candidates are allowed to stand in elections “till their crime is proved in the court of law”. But it’s a fact that the case goes on for years and these corrupt people continue to be a part of Parliament / State legislature.