ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES Can we say that Indian elections are democratic? To answer this question, let us take a look at how elections are held in India. Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) elect
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RESERVED CONSTITUENCIES Our Constitution entitles every citizen to elect her/his representative and to be elected as a representative. The Constitution makers, however, were worried that in an
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VOTER’S LIST Once the constituencies are decided,the next step is to decide who can and who cannot vote. This decision cannot be left to anyone till the last day. In a democratic election, th
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NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES We noted above that in a democratic election people should have a real choice. This happens only when there are almost no restrictions on anyone to contest an election
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ELECTION CAMPAIGN The main purpose of election is to give people a chance to choose the representatives, the government and the policies they prefer. Therefore it is necessary to have a free and op
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POLLING AND COUNTING OF VOTES The final stage of an election is the day when the voters cast or ‘poll’ their vote. That day is usually called the election day. Every person whose name i
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