Requesting genuine criticism and ideas

**Know your Candidate System**

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I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I’m considering eventually turning this into a proper public petition, but right now this is still in the discussion/idea stage and I genuinely want criticism and suggestions before taking it further.

Before we start, I don’t belong to any political party and I neither blindly support nor blindly hate any party or leade

India has one of the most politically active populations in India, especially right now .But despite that, many elections still end up revolving around party loyalty, leader worship, cinema influence, caste equations, propaganda, and emotional narratives more than actual governance records and accountability.

So I was thinking about something called the “Know Your Candidate System.”

What if every election candidate had a mandatory public transparency profile before elections?

Not some “score” deciding whether a candidate is good or bad, but a standardized public information sheet/card that any voter can easily access online or even receive physically during campaigning.

The idea is simple: before asking for votes, every candidate should openly present verified public information such as

criminal cases and their status

attendance in Assembly/Parliament

asset growth over time

constituency fund usage

promises made vs fulfilled

voting record on major bills

educational/professional background

debate participation

In one systematically.approved and verified card

Basically making political information easier to access and compare for ordinary voters instead of forcing people to dig through affidavits, random articles, party pages, and propaganda channels.

One major issue I already see is manipulation.

If the government fully controls the system, it can easily become propaganda. So maybe the solution is:

no single “score” system

only raw verified public data

independent verification involving ECI, RTI activists, auditors, media, etc

publicly visible methodology and source links

identical standards for every party and candidate

The goal is NOT: “tell people who to vote for.”

The goal is: “make political information transparent and easy to access before voting.”

I know this idea has flaws, which is exactly why I’m posting this before trying to make it into an actual petition.

So I genuinely want honest opinions what should I add/remove what about the methodology is petition the right way? Please do share your opinions