{"id":1337,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-role-and-functioning-of-the-election-commission-of-upsc-psir-2020-2105\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:09","slug":"examine-the-role-and-functioning-of-the-election-commission-of-upsc-psir-2020-2105","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-role-and-functioning-of-the-election-commission-of-upsc-psir-2020-2105\/","title":{"rendered":"Examine the role and functioning of the election commission of India and the comptroller and Auditor General in last two decades."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> two constitutional guardians, Art 324 \/ Arts 148\u2013151 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> one guards the vote, the other guards funds<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> last two decades = institutional deepening + rising partisan strain <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> stake both at once<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>ECI modernisation (EVM nationwide 2004 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> EPIC, VVPAT, NOTA 2014, SVEEP, expenditure monitoring) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> malpractice cut, trust raised <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>deSouza<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> but functioning still contested (Model Code, money power, criminalisation) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> appointment crisis, <i>Anoop Baranwal<\/i> 2023 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Ambedkar\u2019s<\/b> \u201cthumb of the Executive\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> CAG shifts accounting <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> performance audit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2G \/ coal \/ CWG, <b class=\"pq-sc\">Vinod Rai<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> accountability widened <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Durga Das Basu<\/b>: post-facto, watchdog not comptroller <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> non-binding findings, PPP gaps, policy-paralysis charge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>the very assertiveness that deepened accountability also invited the charge of overreach\/paralysis <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> both ultimately rest on perceived neutrality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> deepened in capacity, vulnerable in autonomy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> credibility hinges on neutrality<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> their reports and decisions matter only with serious legislative follow-up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[62],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1337","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-statutory-institutions-commissions","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4749,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1337\/revisions\/4749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1337"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1337"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1337"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}