election process in India 5m
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➤ In India general elections to Loksabha and States' Legislative Assemblies are usually held once in five years.
➤ All the eligible voters exercise their right to vote through Universal Adult Franchise.
➤ The procedure for elections is laid in the Representation of People's Act.
➤ One officer is appointed to each constituency to supervise and conduct elections. He/She is called the Returning Officer.
➤ Any one who is eligible to stand in the election can file nomination papers duly proposed and seconded by the voters.
➤ Candidates who are put up by the recognised political parties are called party candidates, others are called independents. They may withdraw from the fray within a specified time. After withdrawal time is over, they are given symbols. Ballot papers / EVMs are arranged with allotted symbols.
➤ Elaborate arrangements will be made. Polling booths will be set up with a presiding officer and other polling staff. On the date of polling registered voters will be allowed to vote. A ballot paper will be given and indelible ink is put on the index finger of the left hand as a proof that the voter has exercised the vote. Nowadays EVMs are being used.
➤ After the polling is over the electronic voting machines are sealed and brought to the counting centres. The candidate who secures the highest number of votes is declared elected. If any malpractices are brought to the notice of the Election Commission, repoll will be held in the particular constituency.
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How are elections held in India *?
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. ... Elections take place once in 5 years to elect 543 members for the Lok Sabha (Lower house).
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