One Nation One Election Bill 2024 Amendment Bill Passed or Not

One Nation One Election Bill 2024 : 129th Constitution (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday for One Nation One Election Bill 2024. Electronic voting was first done for the bill. After objections from some MPs, voting was done again by slips to modify the vote.

269 votes were cast in favour and 198 against to introduce the bill. After this, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal placed it in the House. Amit Shah said in the House that when the bill came to the cabinet, Prime Minister Modi had said that it should be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

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After voting by slips, votes in favour increased

At 12:10, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the One Nation One Election Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs opposed the bill, after which Speaker Om Birla conducted electronic voting to introduce the bill. 369 members voted in this. 220 votes were cast in favour and 149 against. After this, the opposition members raised objections.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that if they have objections, give them slips. On this, the Speaker said that we had already said that if any member feels so, he can modify his vote through slips. After this, more MPs voted. 269 votes were cast in favour and 198 against. After this, the Law Minister presented the bill again at 1:15 pm.

269 votes were cast in favour and 198 against presenting the bill. According to media reports, BJP will send notices to 20 absent MPs of the party while presenting the One Nation One Election Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha today. The party has issued a three-line whip to ensure their presence in the House.

Votes in favour increased after voting by slips

At 12:10, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal presented the One Nation One Election Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha. Opposition MPs opposed the bill, after which Speaker Om Birla conducted electronic voting for introducing the bill. 369 members voted in it. 220 votes were cast in favour, 149 against. After this, opposition members objected.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that if they have objections, then give them a slip. On this, the Speaker said that we had already said that if any member feels so, he can modify his vote through the slip. After this, more MPs voted. 269 votes were cast in favour and 198 against. After this, the Law Minister again introduced the bill at 1:15 pm.

Who said what on One Nation One Election Bill 2024

Before the bill was introduced, Congress MP Manish Tiwari said that it is against the basic structure of the Constitution. India is a union of states. You cannot reduce the tenure of the Legislative Assemblies. The basic principle of federalism is that the Center and the State are equally entitled in the Constitution. How can you make the tenure of state assemblies subject to the tenure of Parliament? • At the same time, Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that one country, one election is like centralizing the power. The Constitution was discussed for two days in the Lok Sabha, it is still going on in the Rajya Sabha. In such a situation, the attack on the Constitution is unfortunate. The central government wants to increase its power by tampering with the election process.

The committee formed for one country-one election had submitted the report to the President in March

A committee was formed on September 2, 2023 under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind to consider one country-one election. The committee submitted its report to President Draupadi Murmu on March 14, 2024 after discussions with stakeholders and experts in about 191 days.
To implement one country-one election, arrangements will be made to add 1 new article to the Constitution and amend 3 articles through constitutional amendment. The government wants to build a consensus on this issue, so the bill is likely to be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

What will change with the constitutional amendment, 3 points.

Article 82(A) will be added through the constitutional amendment, so that elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies can be held simultaneously. At the same time, Article 83 (tenure of the Houses of Parliament), Article 172 (tenure of state assemblies) and Article 327 (power of Parliament to make laws related to the elections of the assemblies) will be amended.
A provision will be made through the bill that the President will issue a notification on the date of the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the general election. The date of issuing the notification will be called the appointed date. The tenure of the Lok Sabha will be 5 years from the appointed date. If the Lok Sabha or the assembly of any state is dissolved before time, elections will be held only for the remaining term.
The objects and reasons of the bill state that it is based on the recommendations of the high-level committee on one country-one election headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind. The Kovind Committee had also recommended conducting local body elections along with elections to the country and the states. However, no decision has been taken on this in the Union Cabinet meeting on December 12.

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FAQ

1. What is One Nation One Election Bill 2024.

In India, elections are held for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies at different times. One country one election means holding elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies simultaneously. That is, voters will vote on the same day, at the same time to elect members of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
After independence, Lok Sabha and Assembly elections were held simultaneously in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967, but in 1968 and 1969 many assemblies were dissolved prematurely. After that, Lok Sabha was also dissolved in December 1970. Due to this, the tradition of one country-one election was broken.

2. Five Recommendations of Kovind Committee.

The term of all state assemblies should be extended till the next Lok Sabha elections i.e. 2029.
In case of hung assembly (no one has majority), no confidence motion. Fresh elections can be held for the remaining term.
In the first phase, Lok Sabha-Assembly elections can be held simultaneously. After that in the second phase, local bodies (nagar nigam) elections can be held within 100 days.
The Election Commission will prepare a single voter list and voter ID card in consultation with the state election officers for Lok Sabha, Assembly, local body elections.
The Kovind panel has recommended advance planning of equipment, manpower and security forces to conduct simultaneous elections.
When did the committee formed for One Country One Election submit its report
A committee was formed on September 2, 2023. Under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind to consider One Country One Election. The committee submitted its report to President Draupadi Murmu on March 14, 2024. After discussions with stakeholders and experts in about 191 days.
To implement One Country One Election, a provision will be made to add 1 new article and amend 3 articles in the Constitution through constitutional amendment. The government wants to build a consensus on this issue. So the bill is likely to be sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).