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ADR & Maharashtra Election Watch organised the 16th Annual National Conference on Electoral & Political Reforms on 15th and 16th July 2023. We hold this annual event in a different state capital every year. This time, we held it at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, Maharashtra.
Agenda of the event: bit.ly/47ajVTr
Day 1 Session 1: The session on "The Continuing Trend of Money Power and Criminality in Indian Politics: What is the way forward?" was organised on 15th July 2023. The focus areas of this session were:
- Impact of information on voter turnout and voters’ choice
- Innovative strategies to address voter apathy and encourage informed & ethical voting
- Research findings and best practices from around the world
- Publication of criminal cases against candidates selected by political parties along with reasons for such selection
Chairperson: Prof. Trilochan Sastry (Chairman, Founder Member & Trustee -ADR/National Election Watch (NEW))
Panelists:
1. Mr J. S. Saharia, IAS (Retd) (Chairman, International Society for Human Awakening & Development (ISHAD); former Chief Secretary; former State Election Commissioner, Maharashtra)
2. Dr Sanjay Paswan (Member, Bihar Legislative Council; former Central Minister; Member, N.E.C, B.J.P; Professor at Patna University, Patna)
3. Mr Vijai Sardesai (Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly (Fatorda Constituency) from Goa Forward Party; former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa)
4. Prof Yugank Goyal (Associate Professor - Public Policy, Flame University, Pune)
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