The various committees and commissions which have examined our electoral system, election machinery as well as election process and suggested reforms are mentioned here. 

• Joint Parliamentary Committee on Amendments to Election Laws (1971–72). 
• Tarkunde Committee was appointed in 1974 by Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) during his “Total Revolution” movement. This unofficial committee submitted its report in 1975. 

• Dinesh Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms (1990) 
• Vohra Committee on the Nexus between Crime and Politics (1993) 
• Election Commission of India Recommendations on Electoral Reforms (1998). 
• Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding of Elections (1998) 

Source: Laxmikanth