Question

differentiate three types of
elections conducted in India​

Answer 1

Answer:

• General Elections: – These elections are conducted for electing the members of Lok Sabha. The members elected during these elections are called MP’s (Member of Parliament). General elections are held in every 5 years.

• Assembly Elections: – The State Assembly elections in India are the elections in which the Indian voters choose the members of the Vidhan Sabha (or State/Legislative Assembly). These elections are held every 5 years and the chosen members are called MLA’s.

• Rajya Sabha Elections: – The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the governing body of each state and union territory. There are 250 members in Rajya Sabha, out of which 12 are selected by the President of India. Out of 250, 238 are indirectly elected by the legislature of the each state and union territory.

• President Elections: – Elected members of the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), state legislatures (Vidhan Sabha), are assigned the task of electing the President of India. President serves for a period of five years.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Elections in the Republic of India include elections for :

Members of the Parliament in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,

Members of State Legislative Assemblies, (and also Assembly elections to some of the Union Territories like Delhi and Puducherry),

Members of State Legislative Councils,

Members in village panchayats or city corporation councils.

By-election is held when a person of a particular constituent dies, resigns, or is disqualified.

Parliamentary General Elections (Lok Sabha) Edit

Members of Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of India's Parliament are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called 'Member of Parliament' and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi, on matters relating to the creation of new laws, removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place once in 5 years to elect 545 members for the Lok Sabha (Lower house).[3]LOK SABHA ELECTIONS

First Second Third

Year Election Total seats Party Seats % votes Party Seats % votes Party Seats % votes

1951–52[4][5][6] 1st Lok Sabha 489 INC 364 45% CPI 16 3.29% SOC 12 10.59%

1957[7] 2nd Lok Sabha 494 INC 371 47.78% CPI 27 8.92% PSP 19 10.41%

1962 3rd Lok Sabha 494 INC 361 44.72% CPI 29 9.94% SWA 18 7.89%

1967 4th Lok Sabha 520 INC 283 40.78% SWA 44 8.67% BJS 35 9.31%

1971 5th Lok Sabha 518 INC 352 43.68% CPM 25 5.12% CPI 23 4.73%

1977 6th Lok Sabha 542 JP 298 43.17% INC 153 34.52% CPM 22 4.29%

1980 7th Lok Sabha 529 ( 542* ) INC(I) 351 42.69% JNP(S) 41 9.39% CPM 37 6.24%

1984 8th Lok Sabha 514 INC 404 49.10% TDP 30 4.31% CPM 22 5.87%

1989 9th Lok Sabha 529 INC 195 39.53% JD 142 17.79% BJP 85 11.36%

1991 10th Lok Sabha 521 INC 244 35.66% BJP 120 20.11% JD 59 11.84%

1996 11th Lok Sabha 543 BJP 161 20.29% INC 140 28.80% JD 46 23.45%

1998 12th Lok Sabha 545 BJP 182 25.59% INC 141 25.82% CPM 32 5.16%

1999 13th Lok Sabha 545 BJP 182 23.75% INC 114 28.30% CPM 33 5.40%

2004 14th Lok Sabha 543 INC 145 26.53% BJP 138 22.16% CPM 43 5.66%

2009 15th Lok Sabha 545 INC 206 28.55% BJP 116 18.80% SP 23 3.23%

2014 16th Lok Sabha 545 BJP 282 31.34% INC 44 19.52% AIADMK 37 3.31%

2019 17th Lok Sabha 543 BJP 303 37.4%[8] INC 52 19.50%[9] DMK 24 4.24%

* : 12 seats in Assam and 1 in Meghalaya did not vote.[10]