{"id":1338,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-success-of-electoral-democracy-can-partly-be-attributed-to-upsc-psir-2021-2106\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:10","slug":"the-success-of-electoral-democracy-can-partly-be-attributed-to-upsc-psir-2021-2106","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/the-success-of-electoral-democracy-can-partly-be-attributed-to-upsc-psir-2021-2106\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The success of electoral democracy can partly be attributed to the status and role of the Election Commission of India.&#8221; Explain."},"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> world\u2019s largest elections in a poor, diverse society <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> trust traced to one institution <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Article 324 status<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> ECI not a government department but a constitutional authority <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> independence (<i>Seshan<\/i> case) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> standing to act against power<\/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>Article 324 status <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> SC-level rank + equal Commissioners (<i>Seshan v. Union<\/i>) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> core functions (rolls, schedules, parties, symbols, expenditure, MCC) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Seshan<\/b> \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Gill<\/b> \/ <b>Lyngdoh<\/b>: conductor <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> regulatory referee <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> modernisation (EVM \/ VVPAT \/ NOTA \/ EPIC \/ SVEEP) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reaching marginalised voters <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Khilnani<\/b>: link between state and society <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Quraishi<\/b>: <i>An Undocumented Wonder<\/i><\/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>\u201cpartly\u201d is honest <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> voters\u2019 own commitment also sustains democracy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> institution incomplete: opaque appointments (<b>Ambedkar\u2019s<\/b> fear), staff dependence, weak Model Code enforcement<\/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> status + role a central, not sole, cause of success<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> strengthening autonomy preserves ECI as guardian of that success<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[62],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1338","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","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\/1338","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\/1338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4750,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1338\/revisions\/4750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1338"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1338"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1338"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}