The committee made several recommendations regarding aspects like voting machines, candidate expenditure, disqualification of candidates, and the role of the Election Commission, many of which have influenced subsequent electoral law and practice.
The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Election Commission (Electoral Reforms: Recommendations and Implementation)
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