Question

h) Differentiate between General and by-elections,

Answer 1

Answer:

General Elections:

1. These are held after every 5 years
2. These are held throughout the country at the same time

Bi-elections:

1. These are the elections which are held to fill an empty seat.
2. They can be held anytime because of the death of the constituency head

Answer 2

Answer:

GENERAL ELECTIONS

1)These elections are held after a fixed time interval

2)These elections are conducted throughout the country on same day.

3)These elections are conducted when the tenure of the present government gets over.

BY ELECTIONS

1)These elections can be held at any time whenever necessary.

2)These elections are conducted only in the required constituencies.

3)These elections can be held whenever there is a seat vacancy, death or resignation of the MP or MLA or any other emergency in the constituency

Explanation: