Question

d. Mid term elections
C. Answer the following in brief. 1. Define: 2. Universal Adult Franchise b. General Elections c. By-election 2. Who are barred from exercising their right to vote? 3. What is the origin of the word 'election? 4. Who conducts elections and at what intervals are they held? 5. Who all comprise of the Election Commission of India? 6. What is the role played by the opposition in a democratic country?​

Answer 1

Answer:

c.1.(a)Universal suffrage gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, political stance, or any other restriction, subject only to relatively minor exceptions.

(b)A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen.

(c)A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

2.Those citizens who have been declared by the law that they are unstable to vote or barred due to corrupt practices or any illegal act relating to elections are not entitled to be a voter. A person who is not a citizen of India cannot be registered in the electoral rolls.

3. Elections were used as early in history as ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and throughout the Medieval period to select rulers such as the Holy Roman Emperor  and the pope .. After the election the votes were taken out and counted.

4.Election Commission held the election they are held at the interval of 5 years.

5.Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. The decisions of the commission are taken by a majority vote. Sushil Chandra is the current 24th Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners are Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey.

6.The Opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. This also helps to fix the mistakes of the Ruling Party. The Opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country.