ELECTORAL POLITICS CLASS 9

 EXTRA QUESTIONS 

Q1.What is general election?

Answer: Election held after every five year is termed as general election.

Q2.What are Electoral Constituencies?

Answer: The country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections. These areas are called electoral constituencies. 

Q3.What is mid-term election?

Answer: If the Lok Sabha or any State Legislative Assembly is dissolved before the expiry of its normal term, the election held to constitute a new House is known as mid-term election. 

 Q4.How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Schedule Tribe (ST)  in the Lok Sabha?

Answer: Currently, in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes. (SCs)and 47 for Schedule Tribes (ST).

Q5.How many seats are reserved for women at local bodies?

Q6.What does the term rigging mean?

Answer: The term ‘rigging’ means fraud and malpractices indulged by a party or candidate to increase its votes. 

Q7. When does the by-election occur?

Answer: When any vacancy occurs due to death or resignation of a candidate, election becomes necessary and it is known as by-election. 

Q8.What is meant by ‘reserved constituency‘?

Answer 

In a reserved constituency, only someone who belongs to the SC/ST or voter section can stand for election.

Q9

Why do some states have a large number of constituencies?

Answer: Some states have a large number of constituencies because of their population, i.e., large number of voters. 

Q10.What is a Democratic Election? 

Answer: Election should be conducted in a free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish and this type of election is known as Democratic Election.

Q11.What is an election manifesto?

Answer 

The pamphlet or the booklet issued by a political party that tells people about its programmes and policies.

Q12.What is ‘Defection?

Answer: Changing party allegiance from the party for which a person got elected to a different party is called ‘Defection’.

 Q13.What is a ballot paper?

Answer: A ballot paper is a sheet of paper on which the names of the contesting candidates along with party name and symbols are issued. 

Q14What do you mean by ‘Turn out’.

Answer: Turnout indicates the percent of eligible voters who actually caste their vote.

Q15.What is the Election Photo Identity Card System?

Answer: Every voter is issued this photo identity card by the Election Commission. The voters are required to carry this card when they go out to vote, so that no one can vote for someone else. 

Q16

Describe the rules and regulations regarding election campaign in India? 

Answer

No party or candidate should do the following: 

• Use government resources for campaigning. 

• Bribe or threaten voters.

• Appeal to voters in the name of caste or religion 

• Spend more than the prescribed amount more than 10 lakh in assembly election.

• If any candidate violates the above laws or rules his election can be rejected by the court. 

Q17.What legal declaration is required to be submitted by each candidate who wishes to contest an election?

Answer: Every candidate has to make a legal declaration, giving full details of the following:
(i) Serious criminal cases pending against the candidate.
(ii) Details of the assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family.
(iii) Educational qualifications of the candidate. This information helps voters to make their decisions

Q18..What is the ‘Model code of Conduct’ for election campaign?
Answer:
According to the medal code of conduct, no party or candidate can:

• Use any place of worship for election propaganda. ‘
• Use government vehicles, aircrafts and officials for election.
• Once elections are announced, the Ministers shall not lay foundation stones of any projects, take any big policy decisions or make any promises of providing public facilities.

Q19.What are the minimum conditions needed for a democratic election?
Solution:
There are five minimum conditions needed for a democratic election. They are :

• Everyone should have the right to vote and every vote should have equal value.
• Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections and they should offer some real choice to the voters.
• Elections must be held regularly .
• Candidates preferred by the people should be elected.
• Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner.

Q20.Mention a few successful slogans that were used during election campaigns.
Solution:
The most successful slogans used during election campaigns were:

• Garibi Hatao or Remove poverty: This slogan was used by the Congress party led by Indira Gandhi in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971. The party promised to remove poverty from the country.
• Save Democracy: This slogan used by Janata Party in the Lok Sabha election held in 1977. The party promised to undo the excesses committed during Emergency and restore civil liberties.
  Land to the Tiller: This slogan was used by the Left Front in the West Bengal Assembly elections held in 1977.
• Protect the Self Respect of the Telugus: This slogan used by N. T. Rama Rao, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections in 1983.

Q21.What powers are exercised by the Election Commission of India?

Answer:  (i) The Election Commission (EC) controls the elections right from the announcement of the elections to the declaration of the result.
(ii) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it

(iii) During the election period, the EC can order the government to follow some guidelines, to prevent the use and misuse of government power to enhance its chances to win the elections or to transfer some government officials.
(iv) If the EC comes to know that the polling was not fair in some booths or even an entire constituency, they order a repoll.

Q22.What is system of elections in India?



• following steps involved for elections in India 

Electoral Constituencies

• The country is divided into different areas based on population for the purpose of elections which are called 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.

Reserved Constituencies 

• Some constituencies are reserved for people who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Voter’s List

• The list of people who are eligible for voting is prepared by the Election Commission of India before election.

• In India, all the citizens aged 18 years and above has the right to vote, regardless of his or her caste, creed, colour, religion or gender.

Nomination of Candidates

• Anyone who can be a voter can also become a candidate in elections.

• However, minimum age of in order to be a candidate the minimum age is 25 years.

Election Campaign

• The campaigns take place for a two-week period between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling.

Polling and Counting of Votes

• The final stage of an election is the day when the voters cast or ‘poll’ their vote.

Q. What are the legal declarations of a party candidate?

Answer:   Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family and Educational qualifications of the candidate.

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