general elections in india is based on the principle of
Elections in India The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, constitutionally established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India. Under the supervision of the commission, free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission has the power of superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of India and the state legislatures and of elections to the office of the President of India and the Vice-President of India.[16]
Indian general election, 2019 General elections are due to be held in India by 2019 to constitute the seventeenth Lok Sabha.