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Why we need to monitor our Elected Representatives (ER’s)

Why we need to monitor our Elected Representatives (ER’s). Steady decline in the quality of governance in the last three decades Growing frustration amongst citizens Elections – the only time when citizens get a ‘real’ say

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Why we need to monitor our Elected Representatives (ER’s)

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  1. Why we need to monitor our Elected Representatives (ER’s) • Steady decline in the quality of governance in the last three decades • Growing frustration amongst citizens • Elections – the only time when citizens get a ‘real’ say • Looking at the growing deficiency in governance and the increasing needs of the citizens We believe there is a need for a continuous dialogue with the ER’s and have developed a report card on the Performance of the ER’s which can form the basis of such a Dialogue

  2. The Constitution as a Basis for monitoring of Elected Representatives • ERs derive their powers for functioning through the Constitution • They are mandated to Attend Sessions, Raise people’s Issues, Debate, Participate in Discussions and Pass legislations. • The Constitution defines their powers and rules of functioning, hence only the Constitution can provide the parameters for their monitoring.

  3. Parameters for Rating MLAs (1/4) RTI Data Source: 1 Vidhan Bhavan and City & Suburban Collector Offices; 2 Election Commission of India’s Website; 3 Mumbai Police.

  4. MLAs with criminal cases before elections and with new cases after election • 15* MLAs out of 32 have criminal cases (FIRs) registered against them before elections as per their election affidavits. • 10 MLAs out of 32 have new criminal cases (FIRs) registered against them after elections till December 2012. • 16 MLAs out of 32 have charge sheets filled against them as on December 2012. *Ashok BhauJadhav had a case registered in his affidavit and also a chargesheet for the same but as on December 2012 he has been acquitted in the case. His case has been counted for the affidavit calculations only.

  5. Questions THANK YOU

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