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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 54 · manifesto,policy comparison,informed choice
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  1. To give voters a chance to compare policies
  2. To stop polling
  3. To delete electoral roll
  4. To change counting
Hard · Level 54 · biased officials,equality,polling fairness
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  1. Equality and administrative impartiality will break
  2. Counting will automatically be correct
  3. Secret ballot will strengthen
  4. Voter education will increase
Hard · Level 54 · transparency,secret ballot,election process
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  1. Voter choice remains private and the process remains verifiable
  2. Voter choice remains public and counting remains hidden
  3. Government decides result and voters do not vote
  4. Campaign remains hidden and there are no rules
Hard · Level 54 · election commission,powers,election management
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  1. Because it must supervise and control the whole election process
  2. Because it makes laws in Parliament
  3. Because it gives court judgments
  4. Because it votes for candidates
Hard · Level 54 · citizen vigilance,electoral accountability,fair election
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  1. They can report wrong practices and make the process accountable
  2. They can change counting
  3. They can remove the Election Commission
  4. They can vote in another’s name
Hard · Level 54 · record keeping,accountability,election process
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  1. By increasing verification, accountability, and trust
  2. By making voter choice public
  3. By hiding campaign expense
  4. By removing electoral roll
Hard · Level 54 · free and fair elections,secret ballot,transparent counting
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  1. Independent Election Commission, equal rules, secret ballot, and transparent counting
  2. Money power, fear, false information, and bias
  3. Misuse of government resources and one-sided campaign
  4. Bogus voting, booth capturing, and hidden results
Hard · Level 53 · social pressure,voter freedom,fair election
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  1. It weakens the voter's free choice
  2. It makes counting more transparent
  3. It corrects the voters' list
  4. It reduces election expenditure
Hard · Level 53 · biased implementation,election rules,public trust
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  1. Fair competition and public trust will weaken
  2. Voters will automatically become more aware
  3. Election symbols will change automatically
  4. Polling booths will become more beautiful
Hard · Level 54 · equal rules,fair competition,election fairness
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  1. Electoral competition will become biased and unreliable
  2. Secrecy of voting will automatically increase
  3. Electoral roll will become more accurate
  4. All voters will vote without rules
Expert · Level 52 · Election Commission,independence,free and fair elections
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  1. Administrative neutrality
  2. Voter age limit
  3. Number of election symbols
  4. Colour of polling booths
Expert · Level 52 · model code,government scheme,level playing field
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  1. It may influence voters through government benefits
  2. It makes the voter list more accurate
  3. It gives extra rights to opposition
  4. It makes counting public
Expert · Level 52 · money power,electoral competition,unfair advantage
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  1. It can increase inequality in campaign reach and voter influence
  2. It gives equal information to every voter
  3. It strengthens secret voting
  4. It saves democracy by reducing candidates
Expert · Level 52 · voter list,bogus voting,electoral roll
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  1. It can increase the possibility of bogus voting
  2. Secrecy of voting automatically increases
  3. Candidates' qualification improves
  4. Need for counting ends
Expert · Level 52 · opposition,campaign permission,fair competition
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  1. Fair political competition
  2. Voter identity check
  3. Use of indelible ink
  4. Addition of counting results
Expert · Level 52 · secret ballot,vote buying,voter pressure
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  1. Because voter choice can be proved
  2. Because voter list ends
  3. Because all candidates win
  4. Because Election Commission campaigns
Expert · Level 52 · muscle power,intimidation,democracy
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  1. It can suppress the free political will of vulnerable voters
  2. It deepens voter education
  3. It speeds up counting
  4. It makes candidates equal
Expert · Level 52 · expenditure account,campaign finance,accountability
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  1. It provides monitoring over money power and hidden spending
  2. It gives voters two votes
  3. It increases candidate age
  4. It removes vote secrecy
Expert · Level 52 · caste,religion,campaign ethics
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  1. Issue-based and reasoned choice
  2. Voter identity card
  3. Battery of voting machine
  4. Distance of polling station
Expert · Level 52 · polling station,accessibility,remote voters
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  1. They may be practically excluded from voting
  2. They may automatically get two votes
  3. Their identity is not checked
  4. Their vote becomes more valuable