Question

Under what circumstances can a ‘By-election’ be held?​

Answer 1

Answer:

When a candidate resigns , dies or when he or she is disqualified , re-election can be held in that constituency to fill up the vacant seat.

Explanation:

What is an election?

Election:

The process through which people elect their representatives through casting their votes in a union, in an office, in a state or in a country is called an election.

In simple words, it is a contest between different candidates, who represent different political parties and whosoever gets the support of the majority that is, largest number of people gets the power and forms the government.

There are two kinds of elections :

• Direct Election
• Indirect Election

Answer 2

Explanation:

given that AB = 10 cm.

So, AP = AB - PB

→ AP = 10 - 8.5

→ AP = 1.5 cm

Therefore, the length of AP is 1.5 cm.