Question

Civics
Democratic politics

1.Discuss about limitations and challenges of Indian election
2. Describe participation of people in Indian election

Answer 1

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Various challenges faced by political parties include: Lack of internal democracy: Generally, there is a concentration of power in the hands of few top leaders of a party, who do not consult ordinary members while making any major or minor decisions. It gives space to internal conflicts in the party

Problems that prevent an election from being "free and fair" take various forms.

Lack of open political debate or an informed electorate.

Unfair rules.

Interference with campaigns.

Tampering with the election m

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Answer 2

Explanation:

1......The challenges of the Indian election system are given below:

(i) Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents.

(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to push others out of the electoral race and to secure a ticket from major parties.

(iii) Some families tend to dominate political parties. Tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.

(iv) Very often elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens, for both the major parties are quite similar to each other both in policies and practice.

(v) Smaller parties and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage compared to bigger parties.

Some ways to handle the above challenges:

(i) Misuse of government facilities should be restricted.

(ii) Rigging on the polling day should be banned.

(iii) Role of money in election should be minimised.

(iv) Voting should be made compulsory.

(v) Contesting candidates should not be allowed to use caste or religion during elections.

2......People's participation in election is usually measured by voter turnout figures. Turnout indicates the per cent of eligible voters who actually cast their vote. Over the last fifty years in India the turnout has either remained stable or actually gone up.

(a) In India the poor, illiterate and underprivileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections. This is in contrast to western democracies. For example in the United states of America, poor people, African Americans and Hispanics vote much less than the rich and the white people.

(b) Common people in India attach a lot of importance to elections. They feel that through elections they can bring pressure on political parties to adopt policies and programmes favourable to them. They also feel that their vote matters in the way things are run in the country.

(c) The interests of voters in election related activities have been increasing over the years. During the 2004 elections, more than one third voters Wok part in campaign-related activities.

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