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Constituency-a group of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.
Code of Conduct-A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual party or an organisation.
Turnout-the number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election.
Elections-a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
What choices are given to voters during elections?
Ans. They can choose Who will make laws for them.
Enumerate the demerits of an electoral competition.
Ans.The demerits of an electoral competition are given below:
(i) It creates disunity and factionalism in every locality. People often complain of party-politics.
(ii) Different political parties and leaders often level allegations against one another. Parties and candidates often use dirty tricks to win elections.
(iii) It is often said that the pressure to win electoral fights does not allow sensible long term policies to be formulated. Some good people may wish to serve the country do not enter this arena. They do not like the idea of being dragged into unhealthy competition.
Differentiate between a general election and by election.
Ans.A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections (only one electorate goes to election).
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