POL101Y1 : The Problem of Corruption.doc
Document Summary
India had held yet another in what has become a long string of consistently fair and largely peaceful national elections. Over the years indians have come to trust there political leaders less and less. National election study of 2009 found that nearly 70 percent of voters see elected representatives as caring little about ordinary citizens" problems and concerns. 95% of respondents say they favour democracy. Voter turnout runs higher than in most western democracies. 2002 supreme court ruling due to recent years have seen much. Level of trust felt towards political parties and politicians is low more information that ever before. Ruling mandated that anyone running for the lok sabha (parliament"s 543-member lower house) or any state legislature must declare a wealth of personal information, including financial assets and criminal records. Nearly a quarter of mp"s under investigation or actually facing criminal charges. Almost half were accused of crimes punishable by five years or more in prison.