Constitution Bill inserts new Article 82A for simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections

This Bill amends the Constitution to mandate that general elections for the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and all State Legislative Assemblies are held simultaneously. It aims to synchronize the five-year terms of these bodies to reduce the frequency of elections and the associated administrative burden.

The President of India, the Election Commission of India, the House of the People (Lok Sabha), and all State Legislative Assemblies.

• Inserts a new Article 82A into the Constitution to provide for simultaneous elections.
• The President issues a notification on the date of the first sitting of the House of the People after a general election, which is designated as the 'appointed date'.
• The term of all Legislative Assemblies constituted after the appointed date ends when the full term of the House of the People expires.
• The Election Commission is required to conduct general elections to the House of the People and all Legislative Assemblies simultaneously before the expiry of the full term of the House of the People.
• If the Election Commission determines that elections to a specific Legislative Assembly cannot be held simultaneously, it may recommend to the President that those elections be conducted at a later date.
• Amends Article 83 to define the 'full term' of the House of the People as five years from its first meeting and establishes that a new House constituted after early dissolution serves only the 'unexpired term' of the previous House.
• Amends Article 172 to apply similar 'full term' and 'unexpired term' rules to State Legislative Assemblies.
• Amends Article 327 to explicitly include the 'conduct of simultaneous elections' within Parliament's power to make provisions regarding elections.

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