Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024
This Bill operationalises "One Nation, One Election" by inserting new Article 82A to synchronise Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections, and by amending Articles 83, 172 and 327. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2024 and referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for detailed examination — the standard route for high-stakes constitutional amendment bills requiring broad political consensus.
- Article 82A(1) empowers the President to notify an "appointed date" (after a general election) from which simultaneous elections take effect; Article 82A(2) provides that all State Assembly terms elected after that date end concurrently with the Lok Sabha's five-year term, regardless of when they individually began.
- Article 83 (duration of Houses of Parliament) and Article 172 (duration of State Legislatures) are amended to align with the synchronised cycle; Article 327 (Parliament's power to make election-related laws) is amended to explicitly cover "conduct of simultaneous elections."
- The JPC reviewing the Bills has representation from both Houses of Parliament and was constituted after the Bills were referred following their Lok Sabha introduction in December 2024.
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