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One Nation One Election Bill: JPC Review and Legal Concerns

20 August 20251 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSOne Nation OneElection Bill: JPCReview and LegalConcerns20 August 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna raised constitutional and federal concerns before the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment Bill, 2024.

Key facts

  • One Nation, One Election would sync all polls on one day or within a set period to cut cost.
  • The Bill adds Article 82A and amends Articles 83 and 172, which fix House terms.
ConcernArgument
Clause 5, Article 82A“Unfettered discretion” for the EC to defer Assembly polls; arbitrary, so vulnerable under Article 14
Indirect President’s RuleCould go beyond Article 356 and let the Union indirectly control states
GovernancePolicy paralysis persists, since early dissolutions still bring the Model Code of Conduct

Way forward

  • JPC to consult economists on financial implications.
  • Government says spending will fall sharply and efficiency will rise.

Exam angle

  • JPC chair: P.P. Chaudhary.
  • Articles: 82A, 83, 172, 14, 356.

Test yourself

1. Who heads the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the One Nation One Election Bill?

The JPC is headed by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary.

2. The 129th Amendment Bill inserts which new Article?

The Bill inserts Article 82A and amends Articles 83 and 172.

3. Which article was cited for striking down the EC's 'unfettered discretion' as arbitrary?

The notes say clause 5 may be struck down under Article 14, equality before law.

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