write down different stages of electoral system in india?
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The process of elections in India runs through several formal stages. This is prescribed under the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950, and the Act of 1951. The stages are:
1. Formation of constituencies: Constituency is a territorial area from where a candidate contests elections.
2. Filling of nominations: Nomination papers are filled with the returning officers.
3. Scrutiny of nomination papers: Scrutiny is done to check whether the information given in the nomination papers is correct or not.
4. Withdrawal of nominations: Once the scrutiny is over, the candidates are given a date for withdrawal.
5. Election campaign: Campaigning is the process by which a candidate tries to persuade the voters to vote for him rather than others. The various campaigning techniques are holding rallies, meetings, processions, pasting of posters, distributing hand bills, door-to-door canvassing etc.
6. Polling: The election campaign stops 48 hours before polling is held on the due date. Presiding officers and Polling officers supervise the whole polling process. The voters exercise their vote through secret ballot.
7. Counting and declaration of results: After the voting is over the ballot boxes are sealed and taken to a counting centre. On a fixed date and time, counting is done. Candidates getting the highest number of votes are declared elected.
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The election in India is comprised of various stages:
(i) Electoral Constituencies: First of all, the whole country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections. These areas are called electoral constituencies.
The voters who live in an area elect the one representative.
(ii) Voters' List: Once the constituencies are decided, the next step is to decide who can and who cannot vote. This decision cannot be left to anyone till the last day. In a democratic election, the list of those who are eligible to vote is prepared much before the election and given to everyone.
(iii) Nomination of Candidates: Every person who wishes to contest an election has to fill a nomination form by the due date, which the Election Commission fixes. Every candidate has to give some money as security deposit alongwith nomination form.
(iv) Election Campaign: Election campaigns take place for a two-week period between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling. During this period the candidates contact their voters, political leaders address election meetings and political parties mobilise their supporters.
(v) Polling and Counting of Votes: The final stage of an election is the day when the voters cast or poll their vote. That day is usually called the election day. Every person whose name is on the voters' list can go to a nearby polling booth. Once the voter goes inside the booth, the election officials identify him/her, put a mark on his/her finger and allow him/her to cast his/her vote. There are electronic voting machines (EVMs) which are used to record votes. The machine shows the names of the candidates and the party symbols. What the voter has to do is to press the button against the name of the candidate he/she wants to give his/her vote.
Once the polling is over, all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place. A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted. The candidate who secures the highest number of votes from a constituency is declared elected.
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