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5. “Sanjay Kumar, a citizen of India was not allowed to cast his vote as he was not
having an Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC).” What is the purpose of an EPIC and
what were the options available to Sanjay Kumar? (1)
6. Why there is no educational qualification required for the candidates for
contesting election? (1)
7. You visited an electoral booth and viewed malpractices being used to win the
election. Can these malpractice be stopped? Give reasons. (1)
8. List out some of the minimum conditions of a democratic election. (3)
9. Identify the reasons which make India a successful democracy in the world. (3)
10.“During elections many political parties and candidates takes resort to illegal
means to win”. In the light of the above statement, name the values and rights that
are ignored. (3)
11.Give three reasons why the constitution makers in India introduced the system of
reserved constituencies. (3)
12.“One final test of the free and fairness of election lies in the outcome itself. Justify
the statement with the help of the outcomes of India’s elections. (3)
13. In our country, all the citizens aged 18 years and above can vote in an
election. Every citizen has the right to vote, regardless of his or her caste,
religion or gender. Some criminals and persons with unsound mind can be
denied the right to vote, but only in rare situations. It is the responsibility of
the government to get the names of all the eligible voters put on the voters'
list.
Read the passage and answer the following questions (3)
(a) Which fundamental political right is talked about in the
passage?
(b) Who are denied from casting their vote in rare
situations?
(c) What values you have learnt from the above passage?
14.Surekha is an officer incharge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly
constituency in a state. Describe what she should focus on for each of the following
stages of election. (3)
a) Election Campaign
b) Polling day
c) Counting day
Answers
Explanation:
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6.As India is a democratic country, the elections should provide the voters with real choice. This happens only when there are almost no restrictions on anyone to contest an election. This is what our system provides. Anyone who can be a voter can also become a candidate in elections. The only difference is that in order to be a candidate the minimum age is 25 years, while it is only 18 years for being a voter. There are some other restrictions on criminals etc. but these apply in very extreme cases.
There is some information which is made public about the candidates contesting an election. It includes criminal cases pending against the candidate and educational qualifications of the candidate. But there is no minimum qualification. Why?
Educational qualifications are not relevant to all kinds of jobs.
The relevant criterion for selection to the Indian cricket team, for example, is not the attainment of scholarly degrees but the ability to play cricket well.
Similarly, the relevant qualification for being an MLA or an MP is the ability to understand people’s concerns, problems and to represent their interests. And this ability is examined by the lakhs of voters, they have the right to choose who is fittest for this job.
Even if education was relevant, it should be left to the people to decide how much importance they give to educational qualifications. It is the voter’s individual decision to give importance to education or their ability to tackle issues etc.
There is yet another simple reason if you are wondering that other countries have such a requirement. In our country, putting an educational qualification like a graduate degree as the requirement would go against the spirit of democracy as it would make more than 80% of the citizens ineligible to contest elections.
In my opinion, I don’t think that our constitution-makers or the government has forgotten or done a mistake here. It is not an impediment to democratic and fair elections.
8. The minimum conditions of a democratic elections are as follows:
(i) Everyone should be able to choose. This means that everyone should have one vote and every vote should have equal value.
(ii) There should be something to choose from. Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections and should offer some real choice to the voters.
(iii) The choice should be offered at regular intervals. Elections must be held regularly after every few years.
(iv) The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.
(v) Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish.
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