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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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Expert · Level 53 · election commission,autonomy,free fair elections
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  1. Because it can take election decisions free from political pressure
  2. Because it passes laws in Parliament
  3. Because it conducts trials in courts
  4. Because it decides ideologies of parties
Expert · Level 53 · government resources,level playing field,model code
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  1. Secret ballot
  2. Equal electoral opportunity
  3. Acquisition of citizenship
  4. Judicial review
Expert · Level 53 · model code of conduct,populist announcements,fairness
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  1. To prevent voters from being influenced by promises of government benefits
  2. To reduce number of polling stations
  3. To stop opposition parties from nomination
  4. To permanently postpone counting
Expert · Level 53 · electoral roll,voter rights,participation
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  1. It only increases campaign expenditure
  2. It may deny the voter the right to choose a representative
  3. It automatically reduces the number of candidates
  4. It makes voting more secret
Expert · Level 53 · secret ballot,voter freedom,fear free voting
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  1. It hides the age of candidates
  2. It protects the voter from pressure and retaliation
  3. It increases campaign period
  4. It turns the Election Commission into a party
Expert · Level 53 · election expenditure,money power,equal competition
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  1. Reducing unequal electoral competition caused by money power
  2. Making voting public
  3. Ending all parties
  4. Keeping voter list secret
Expert · Level 53 · hate speech,caste,religion,campaign
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  1. It gives voters informed decision
  2. It turns democratic debate into divisive pressure
  3. It speeds up voting machines
  4. It makes election expenditure zero
Expert · Level 53 · booth capturing,malpractice,result integrity
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  1. Because it changes polling booth decoration
  2. Because it attacks both voter freedom and result integrity
  3. Because it only prints voter slips
  4. Because it reduces campaign time
Expert · Level 53 · election observers,monitoring,irregularities
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  1. Possibility of bias and irregularity in election process
  2. Need to increase voter income
  3. Need to extend Parliament's term
  4. Merger of political parties
Expert · Level 53 · identity check,indelible ink,bogus voting
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  1. To make voting fully public
  2. To prevent one person from voting multiple times
  3. To stop candidates from campaigning
  4. To end the voter list
Expert · Level 53 · media bias,informed choice,fair elections
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  1. Voters do not get balanced information
  2. Polling stations automatically increase
  3. Counting stops
  4. Candidate eligibility ends
Expert · Level 53 · voter intimidation,muscle power,free choice
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  1. It suppresses the voter's free will
  2. It cleans the voter list
  3. It increases EVM speed
  4. It abolishes Election Commission
Expert · Level 53 · bribery,vote buying,corrupt practice
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  1. Voter's free and reasoned choice
  2. Polling date
  3. Distance of polling station
  4. Counting table
Expert · Level 53 · grievance redressal,accountability,election complaints
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  1. Reliable correction of errors and irregularities will become difficult
  2. Voter age will automatically increase
  3. Nomination will always stop
  4. Election symbols will disappear
Expert · Level 53 · campaign fairness,equal opportunity,informed voting
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  1. Because all voters should hear only one party
  2. Because voters can compare different viewpoints
  3. Because it removes voter lists
  4. Because it makes voting non-secret
Expert · Level 53 · official neutrality,transfer,election commission
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  1. Administrative neutrality
  2. Hereditary rule
  3. Private property
  4. Religious campaign
Expert · Level 53 · silence period,polling day,voter choice
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  1. To protect voters from last-minute pressure and allow calm decision
  2. To reduce number of candidates
  3. To remove electoral roll
  4. To keep voting machine closed
Expert · Level 53 · vvpat,verification,electoral trust
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  1. By allowing voters to see verification of their recorded vote
  2. By making voter's name public
  3. By allowing candidates to change votes
  4. By making Election Commission a party
Expert · Level 53 · one person one vote,political equality,vote value
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  1. Some people's votes getting more value than others
  2. Everyone getting voting right
  3. All candidates getting nomination
  4. Opening of polling station
Expert · Level 53 · re poll,violence,free participation
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  1. To restore voters' free participation
  2. To increase election expenditure
  3. To remove candidates
  4. To erase voter list