Question

Why were the Constitution makers worried about the weaker sections in
an open electoral competition?​

Answer 1

★ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴋ sᴀʙʜᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇғᴜʟ ᴍᴀʏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs.

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇʀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴏғ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴇɴᴄɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴇɴᴄɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴄᴀsᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴄʜᴇᴅɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʀɪʙᴇs. ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴋ sᴀʙʜᴀ, 79 sᴇᴀᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄs ᴀɴᴅ 41 ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛs. ᴛʜɪs ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ɪs ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sʜᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴜs, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ sᴇᴀᴛs ᴏғ sᴄs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛs ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ.

Answer 2

• The constitution makers were worried that in an open electoral competition, certain weaker sections may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok Sabha and to the State Legislative Assemblies.
• They may not have the required resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against others.

ᴹⁱˢˢ᭄✿Innocent࿐