Surekha is an officer in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on for each of the following stages of election:
Election campaign
Surekha should see that all political parties and candidates should follow the code of conduct during election campaign.
List all the different election related activities mentioned in the chapter and arrange them in a time sequence, beginning with the first activity and ending with the last. Some of these activities are given below : releasing election manifestos; counting of votes, making of voters' list; election campaign; declaration of election results; casting of votes; ordering of re-poll; announcing election schedule; filing nomination.
Surekha is an officer in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on for each of the following stages of election:
Election campaign
Surekha is an officer in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on for each of the following stages of election :
Polling day
Surekha is an officer in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on for each of the following stages of election:
Counting day.
The table given ahead gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US. Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not?
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Proportion of the community (in per cent) in the |
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House of representatives |
Population of US |
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Blacks |
8 |
13 |
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Hispanics |
5 |
13 |
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Whites |
86 |
70 |
Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for each of these.
Election Commission of India does not have enough powers to conduct free and fair elections in the country.
Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for each of these.
There is high level of popular participation in the elections in our country.
Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for each of these.
It is very easy for the party in power to win an election.
Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for each of these.
Many reforms are needed to make our elections completely free and fair.
Chinappa was convicted for torturing his wife for dowry. Satbir was held guilty of practicing untouchability. The court did not allow either of them to contest elections. Does this decision go against the principles of democratic elections?
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