Question

State 3 reasons to say that caste alone cannot determine election results in India.

Answer 1

1. not all people from the same caste vote for the same person
2. many parties may put up candidates from the same caste
3. voters have strong connection with political parties which is often stronger than their caste sentiments

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Answer 2

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(a)No party wins the votes of all the voters of a caste or community. When people say the caste is a ‘vote bank’ of one party, it usually, means that a large proportion of voters from that caste vote for that, party.