Merits and demrits of elections in india
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Merits of direct elections in India
As the voters elect their representatives directly, direct elections are considered to be a more democratic method of election.
It educates people regarding the government activities and helps in choosing appropriate candidates. Also, it encourages people to play an active role in politics.
It empowers people and make the rulers accountable for their actions.
Demerits of direct elections
Direct elections are very expensive. It incurs huge expenditure on the public exchequer. For example in the nine phased 2014 Lok Sabha elections, a whopping 30,000 crore was spent by the government, political parties and candidates. Out of which, the Election Commission alone spent 3,426 crores.
Illiterate voters sometimes gets misguided by false propaganda and sometimes vote taking in to caste, religious and various other sectarian considerations. This may result in the election of undeserving candidates. There are also instances of Cash for vote
Since conducting direct elections are a massive exercise, ensuring free and fair elections at all the polling booths may not be possible. There are some instances of booth capturing, violence, intimidation of election officials etc. which undermines the credentials of the election process.