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Answered by MonarkSingh
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Elections in India, the world’s second-most populous country, evoke descriptions like ’spectacle’ or ’carnival,’ in part due to the overwhelming numbers that participate in the process. In this country of over a billion people, 714 million voters will decide who rules the world’s largest democracy for the next five years. In the 2004 elections, over 5,400 candidates from 230 political parties participated. Nearly the same number of candidates will compete for seats in parliament in 2009. Electoral candidates vie for votes by promising reforms, such as better governance, greater socioeconomic equity, and bolstered efforts at poverty alleviation. However, corrupt politicians with criminal records, caste- and religion-based politics, and allegations of vote-buying continue to mar the democratic process. Meanwhile, the coalition politics of the last two decades, while more inclusive, have resulted in giving outsized power to small parties that have used it to further their short-term agendas.

Indian historian Ramachandra Guha, in the book India after Gandhi, argues the country is only "50 percent a democracy," holding viable elections, but falling short when it comes to "the functioning of politicians and political institutions."

India’s parliamentary system is based on the Westminster model of constitutional democracy, a legacy of British colonial rule. The Parliament is comprised of a bicameral legislature: the Rajya Sabha, the 250-member upper house, where members are elected by state legislative assemblies (12 members are nominated by the president), and the Lok Sabha, the 543-member lower house directly elected by the people (with two additional seats reserved for Anglo Indians nominated by the president). In the Lok Sabha, voters elect candidatesbased on the electoral system where the person securing the largest number of votes in each district wins.

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Answered by Anonymous
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In general Politics is about public policies and its executions. In other words it is about the activities associated with governance. As a citizen you can make an impact on or contribute to governance in numerous way

1] By involving in a social movements or organisations to mobilize the fellow citizens for your Political stand/ principle / ideology/ cause and pressurize government to have desired change.

2 ] By getting into government designations like panchayat presidents, municipality councilor, mayor, MLA, MP, Ministers, CM, PM or helping others who has similar political view to make desired change in governance.

From Panchayats to the Parliament elections are held in each constituency. Candidates file their nominations and the voters are asked to vote for their chosen candidate in a First Past The Post system .

Ad those voters go and cast their votes to elect a candidate among many candidates in fray, they play the role of an elector in their respective electorate i.e the constituency. Hence it is called electoral politics.

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