Question

To asses a democracy, it is equally important to look before and after elections. Justify the statement by giving suitable points.

Answer 1

In a democratic country people are the one who actually rules..

So the party leaders make promises regarding the welfare of the people and the nation before elections. During elections they choose their representative. And after the election the representative who got the highest vote rules and looks for the nation/ state.

By this we can say that the people rules the country through their representative and democracy is thus enhanced. So it is important that people should choose their representative wisely.

Hope it helps..

Answer 2

Following Article 324 of Indian Constitution, it implies the establishment of an Independent body to conduct Elections in India which is the Election Commission.

It is pivotal to look all the candidates profile thoroughly before election due to given reasons:-

• Criminalization of Politics- By the recent report published by the Parliamentary committee, argues that nearly 46% of elected members is having a criminal record.
• Money and Muscle power- These to things are used to buy the votes of voters in India. Though now, it is in minimalistic in number but yet exists. It is very important to look after the candidate background before filing the nominations.
• Education Qualification- It is considered that Indian Parliamentarian has no good educational qualifications. They just won the election by means of influence.

This is all that is to be checked before the election.

For a working democracy, it needs a strong election body so as to elect the true and eligible personality for any post in the Governance system. Not only this, It requires the participation of all eligible voters during the election period to be elected to maintain largest democracy of the world which is India.

Post election checks on the Government are equally important due to following reasons:-

• To keep check on working of Government so that they do not come as a hegemonistic ruler or dictator.
• Indian democracy has the provision of election to be held every 5 year. After winning the election, it is their work which decide whether they are again gaining the power or not.
• To retain the spirit of Constitution alive, it is the duty of every citizen to keep records of all the decision taken in the Parliament.

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