Discuss the 'corrupt practices' for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their known sources of income, would constitute 'undue influence' and consequently a corrupt practice.
What the examiner wants
For Corrupt Practices under RPA, discuss in sequence: first, Discuss the 'corrupt practices' for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.; then, Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their…. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
Demand-wise check
- 1Discuss the 'corrupt practices' for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951≈55 words
- 2Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their known sources of income, would constitute 'undue influence' and consequently a corrupt…≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘Discuss the 'corrupt practices' for the purpose of the Representation of the People…’ while reducing ‘Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates,…’ to a token paragraph
- Listing provisions/institutions for Corrupt Practices under RPA without connecting them to the concrete institutional tension or outcome in the prompt
Value addition
- Corrupt Practices under RPA: legal/institutional flow — basis → actor/process → friction/delivery gap → safeguard/outcome
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
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