Electoral Politics — Social Studies STD 9 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesElectoral Politics5 Marks
Question
Describe the stages of election process in India.
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Answer
Electoral constituencies: For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into 543 constituencies. Similarly, each state is divided into a specific number of Assembly constituencies for state Assembly elections. The same principle applies for Panchayat and Municipal elections.
Preparation of voter's list: In a democratic election, the list of those who are eligible to vote is prepared much before the election and given to everyone. This list is officially called the Electoral Roll and is commonly known as the Voter's list
Nomination of candidates: The only difference is that in order to be a candidate the minimum age is 25 while it is only 18 years for being a voter. Every person who wishes to contest an election has to fill a 'nomination form' and give some money as 'security deposit'
Election Campaign: It is necessary to have a free and fare and open discussion about who is a better representative, which party will make a better govt. or what is a good policy. This is what happens during the election campaign.
Polling and counting of votes: The final stage of an election is the day when the voter 's cast or "poll" their vote. Every person whose name is on the voters list can go to a nearby "polling booth" situated usually in a local school or a govt. office.
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