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CIVICS (DEMOCRATIC POLITICS FOR CLASS IX)

CHAPTER 4(ELECTORAL POLITICS)

Answer the followin !"estions#Q1.What makes elections in India democratic?

A1.Ele$tions in In%i& &re %e'o$r&ti$ e$&"se#(I) AN INDEPENDENT ELECTIN C!!I""IN # In o$r co$ntr%& elections

are cond$cted '% an indeendent and a er% o*er+$l Election Commission

(EC).It en,o%s the same kind o+ indeendence that a ,$diciar% en,o%s. Thedichie+ election commissioner is aointed '% the President o+ India. nce

aointed& he is not ans*era'le to the President or the -oernment.

(II) PPLA/ PA/TICIPATIN # In India the oor& illiterate and the$nderriile0ed eole ote in lar0er roortion as comared to the rich and

riile0ed sections. This is in contrast to *estern democracies as in "A oor

eole ote m$ch less than the rich and *hite eole.

(III) /E-LA/ ELECTIN# There sho$ld 'e re0$lar elections in eer%

democratic co$ntr% so that eole hae their choice at re0$lar interals.(I) 2/EE AND 2AI/ ELECTIN # In order to ens$re a +air chance to the eole

there sho$ld 'e +air and +ree election in eer% democratic co$ntr%.() NE TE& NE ALE # To choose the reresentatie eer% man m$st

hae one ote *ith e3$al al$e .This is to aoid an% t%e o+ con+lictin0

sit$ation.

Q4. En$merate three challen0es to +ree and +air elections.

A4. The three challen0es are as +ollo*s#

(1) !I""E 2 -E/N!ENT 2ACILITIE"# D$rin0 the elections candidate o+the r$lin0 art% sometimes mis$se the 0oernment +acilities and machiner%.

(4) !NE5 AND !"CLE PWE/# "ometimes in order to *in an election thecandidates and arties tries $se lot o+ mone% and m$scle o*er *hich isharm+$l +or +ree and +air election.

(6) "E 2 2AL"E NA!E# To mani$late the election the r$lin0 art% tries to

incl$de +alse name '% e7cl$din0 0en$ine names in oter8s List.(9) !TAL CN2LICT# er% o+ten leaders o+ di++erent olitical arties $t on

alle0ations a0ainst one another *hich in t$rn lead to m$t$al con+licts.

(:) DI/T5 T/IC;"# "ometimes in order to *in elections olitical leaders $sedirt% tricks& *hich are harm+$l +or the s$ccess+$l *orkin0 o+ the democrac%.

Q6. What are the main +$nctions o+ Election Commission o+ India?

A6. The main +$nctions are as +ollo*s#1) Control &n% $on%"$t of the ele$tions# Election Commission takes decision

on eer% asect o+ cond$ctin0 and controllin0 elections +rom the time o+

declaration o+ elections to the anno$ncement o+ res$lts.4) Co%e of Con%"$t#The Election Commission can imlement the code o+

cond$ct and $nish an% art% or candidates 0$ilt% o+ 'reakin0 or iolatin0

an% la*.

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6) C&n or%er the oern'ent#D$rin0 the eriod o+ elections& Election

Commission can order the 0oernment to +ollo* its 0$idelines on matters

incl$din0 trans+er o+ 0oernment o++icials.9) Dis$h&res %"t*#D$rin0 election& Election Commission dischar0es d$t% to

0oernment o++icials. Th$s on election d$t% 0oernment o++icers *ork $nder

the control o+ Election Commission.:) Re+ri'&n% the oern'ent# In the resent olitical scenario the Election

Commission has e7anded o*er .No* it rerimand the 0oernment and

administration +or their lases. It can een order +or reoll.

Q9. Descri'e an% +ie demerits o+ electoral cometition.

A9. The demerits are#

1) To *in elections olitical arties $ses all kinds o+ dirt% tricks like 'oothcat$rin0& $se o+ mone% and m$scle o*er.

4) The role o+ $nacco$nted mone% in elections has 'ecome a serio$s ro'lem. The

olitical arties collect +$nds +rom 'i0 '$siness ho$ses and then $se this mone%

to in+l$ence the oter to ote in their +ao$r.6) Political arties tr% to 0et the s$ort o+ eole on the 'asis o+ reli0ion& caste.

All this creates dis$nit% in the societ% and sometimes it takes $0l% +orm o+comm$nal riots.

9) er% o+ten leaders o+ olitical arties $t on alle0ations a0ainst one another

*hich lead to m$t$al con+lict.:) Not onl% this& sometimes it also leads to diisions *ithin olitical art% and

enco$ra0e de+ection.

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c) A+ter the elections it is the Election !ani+esto accordin0 to *hich the r$lin0

art% imlements the olic% and ro0rammes.

Q. What are resered constit$encies? E7lain the concet o+ Breseration o+ seats8 '%

0iin0 an% three s$ita'le ar0$ments.

A. "ome constit$encies are resered +or the eole *ho 'elon0 to the "ched$led Castes("C) and "ched$led Tri'es ("T) .In these constit$encies& onl% some one *ho 'elon0s to

these cate0ories can stand +or elections.

Ar0$ments +or ,$sti+ication o+ the concet#1) The constit$tion makers *ere *orried that in an oen electoral cometition&

certain *eaker sections not stand a 0ood chance to 0et elected to Lok "a'ha and

"tate Le0islatie Assem'lies.

4) The% ma% not hae the re3$ired reso$rces& ed$cation and contacts to contest and*in elections a0ainst others.

6) I+ the reseration is not done& o$r Parliament and Assem'lies *o$ld 'e deried

o+ the oice o+ si0ni+icant section o+ o$r o$lation.

Q. What are the contents o+ le0al declaration to 'e made '% the candidates +or contestin0

the election in India?A. a) "erio$s criminal cases endin0 a0ainst the candidate.

') Details o+ the assets and lia'ilities o+ the candidate and his or her +amil%.

c) Ed$cational 3$ali+ications o+ the candidate.

VAL.E /ASED 0.ESTIO,

Q1. BIn a democratic election& the list o+ those *ho are eli0i'le to ote is reared m$ch

'e+ore the election and 0ien to eer%one. This list is called the electoral roll andcommonl% kno*n as the oters List8.

1) Wh% is the rearation o+ electoral roll an imortant ste in a democratic

election?4) What al$es do %o$ learn +rom the a'oe assa0e?

A1. a) Prearation o+ an electoral roll is an imortant ste in a democratic election so thateer%one *o$ld 0et an e3$al oort$nit% to choose reresentaties. No one sho$ld 'e

denied the ri0ht to ote.

') (1) 2airness. (4) E3$alit%.

(6) Eer%one sho$ld 'e incl$ded so that no one is denied the ri0ht to ote.

ALL THE /EST

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