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Civics

What makes elections in India free and fair?

भारत में चुनाव स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष कैसे होते हैं?

This Class 9 Civics topic from Electoral Politics explains the features that make elections in India free and fair. Students learn about universal adult franchise, regular elections, constituencies, voter lists, candidate nominations, campaigning, secret ballots and vote counting. It also examines the role of the Election Commission in setting rules, monitoring campaigns and addressing malpractices, while considering challenges such as money power, misuse of official resources and unequal opportunities for candidates.

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Hard · Level 53 · electoral politics,free and fair elections,voter intimidation,free voting,secret ballot
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  1. Free voting
  2. Secret ballot
  3. Election symbol
  4. Adult franchise
Hard · Level 53 · money pressure,public will,public mandate
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  1. People's real will
  2. Candidates' dress
  3. Size of election symbols
  4. Decoration of polling booth
Hard · Level 53 · election commission,powers,rule violation
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  1. Power to act against rule violations
  2. Power to give private salary to candidates
  3. Power to join voters into parties
  4. Power to declare result without counting
Hard · Level 53 · informed choice,secret ballot,voter freedom
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  1. Free and informed choice
  2. Permission for double voting
  3. Bogus voting
  4. Secret result
Hard · Level 53 · repolling,irregularity,booth violence
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  1. When serious irregularity or violence occurs at a polling station
  2. When polling is peaceful
  3. When voters' list is accurate
  4. When all rules are followed
Hard · Level 53 · independent candidates,electoral choices,competition
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  1. Diversity of electoral choices
  2. Secrecy of voters' list
  3. End of counting
  4. Misuse of money power
Hard · Level 53 · electoral politics, voting machine security, free and fair elections, vote integrity, result credibility
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  1. Security reduces the possibility of tampering with votes
  2. Security automatically gives more votes to a candidate
  3. Security eliminates the need for electoral rolls
  4. Security makes election campaigning compulsory
Hard · Level 53 · crowd control,polling booth,voter rights
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  1. Voters may not vote due to fear or disorder
  2. All voters vote twice
  3. Counting happens automatically
  4. Election Commission ends
Hard · Level 53 · biased media,informed voter,fair elections
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  1. Voters may not get balanced information
  2. Counting will become more accurate
  3. Voters' list will become stronger
  4. Polling booths will close
Hard · Level 53 · public results,transparency,election legitimacy
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  1. So the process becomes transparent and acceptable
  2. So voters' list gets hidden
  3. So candidates must continue campaigning
  4. So votes are not counted
Hard · Level 53 · election officials,administrative neutrality,election commission
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  1. To ensure impartial administration
  2. To make them candidates
  3. To end the voters' list
  4. To stop counting
Hard · Level 53 · inclusive voter list,voting right,eligible citizens
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  1. So no eligible person's voting right is missed
  2. So only rich people vote
  3. So candidates decrease
  4. So counting remains secret
Hard · Level 53 · model code,government announcements,unfair influence
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  1. So voters are not unfairly influenced
  2. So voting machines remain closed
  3. So voters' lists are not made
  4. So winner is declared before counting
Hard · Level 53 · election symbols,voter choice,clear identification
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  1. They may hinder recording the voter's correct choice
  2. They automatically stop counting
  3. They erase voters' lists
  4. They always disqualify candidates
Hard · Level 53 · secret voting,social pressure,voter privacy
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  1. Because no one knows whom the voter chose
  2. Because it increases the number of candidates
  3. Because it stops counting
  4. Because it increases money power
Hard · Level 53 · public trust,election commission,fair polling
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  1. Independent Commission, fair polling and transparent counting
  2. Money power, threats and hidden results
  3. One party's campaign and biased officials
  4. Bogus voting and incorrect list
Hard · Level 53 · candidate information,informed choice,voter awareness
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  1. Informed choice will become weak
  2. Double voting will be allowed
  3. Polling booth will close automatically
  4. Need for Election Commission will end
Hard · Level 53 · free and fair elections,electoral institutions,voter freedom
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  1. Proper working of rules, institutions and voter freedom
  2. Only big posters
  3. Only costly campaigns
  4. Only rumours
Hard · Level 54 · election commission,independence,free and fair elections
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  1. Because it can conduct elections free from government pressure
  2. Because it gives votes to all candidates
  3. Because it removes the electoral roll
  4. Because it directs only the ruling party
Hard · Level 54 · government resources,equal opportunity,model code
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  1. Secret ballot
  2. Equal opportunity
  3. Electoral roll
  4. Constituency