Social Sciences, asked by Mamtarastogi9921, 1 year ago

How can you say that elections in india are free and fair and democratic?

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Answered by SujoySamuel3
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The following points may help you:

a  India can claim to be the largest democracy in the world, granting political freedom and equality to all. 
b . People by virtue of fundamental rights participate in the governance of the country. 
c. The country can claim to have successfully brought about smooth transition from one government to another by virtue of elections. The country has had 16 general elections so far. The country provides for smooth and legitimate transformation from one government to another by means of electoral competition. Elections are held after every five years allowing parties as the representative of people’s interest to compete for power and govern the country. 
 d. India is the largest democracy in the World and has based its democratic structure on the principle of Universal Adult Franchise which  guarantees right to vote to all that is everyone has one vote  irrespective of caste creed , religion or sex and every vote has equal value. 
e. Independent Body - There is an  independent body , like Election commission  to conduct free and fair elections
f. The country has multi party system providing ample choice to the voters, it allows for space to political opposition to function, to criticise offer fair chance to all parties to win and loose. It has ensured that no government is elected for life and hence become tyrannical.
g.  Election commission also checks the use  malpractices and ensures that candidate preferred by the people should get elected. It timely takes cognizance of the incidents of booth capturing,  bribing or coaxing voters, using money and muscle power. 
Answered by Phogat0021
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We can say so because we have election comission to keep a check on the whole electing system... Each person gets equal opportunity for voting and each vote has one value... Mark as brainliest and don't forget to follow me
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