Indian Democracy — Social Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceIndian Democracy4 Marks
Question
Describe the election process in India.
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Answer
Elections in India are of two $(1)$ direct and $(2)$ indirect. The elections to the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas are direct wherein the people elect their representatives The elections to the offices of the President and the Vice-President of India are indirect as they are elected by the representatives. Similarly, the elections to the Rajya Sabha and the Vidhan Parishads are indirect.
In order to ensure free and fair elections, the Constitution of India had made provisions for an autonomous Election Commission.
The Election Commission is entrusted the responsibility of conducting, regulating and overseeing the entire election process it undertakes the task of preparation of electoraoral rolls and their updating from time to time.
Neither Parliament nor the Union Executive can interfere with the working of the Electioral Commission.
The Election Commission decides the entire election process, which consists of $(1)$ Announce ment of the election date. $(2)$ Last Date for receiving nominations. $(3$) Last Date for the withdrawl of candidature. $(4)$ Date for scrutiny of the nominations and declaration of the list of valid candidates. $(5)$ Allocation of the symbols to candidates. $(6)$ Declaration of the date on which code of conduct comes in to force. $(7)$ Vigilant observation of the code conduct. $(8)$ Arrangement for voting. $(9)$ Scrutiny and counting of votes. $(10)$ Declaration of the result.
The political parties select their candidates issue Election Manifesto, carry out electioral campaign, issue election literature and other related matters.
Any dispute regarding election of an elected representative are settled by the High Court within the state.
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