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Why Do We Need Elections?

हमें चुनावों की आवश्यकता क्यों है?

In Class 9 Civics, under the chapter Electoral Politics, Why Do We Need Elections? explains why elections are essential in a democracy. Students learn how citizens choose representatives, hold governments accountable, replace leaders peacefully when needed, and give legitimacy to the government. The topic also highlights voting as a means for people to express their choices and expectations.

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Expert · Level 39 · representative democracy,large society,representation
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  1. They make all citizens sit in Parliament daily
  2. They stop citizens from voting
  3. They give people a way to choose representatives
  4. They make courts contest elections
Expert · Level 39 · mandate,accountability,government
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  1. Mandate frees government forever
  2. Accountability has no relation with elections
  3. Mandate is only a candidate's private claim
  4. Mandate gives authority to government and the next election tests its work
Expert · Level 39 · universal adult franchise,political equality,voting right
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  1. Because it gives all adult citizens an equal political voice
  2. Because it gives vote only to wealthy citizens
  3. Because it excludes women from voting
  4. Because it stops counting of votes
Expert · Level 39 · one person one vote,equal vote,political equality
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  1. It gives different value to rich and poor votes
  2. It gives equal political value to every eligible voter's vote
  3. It decides vote value on caste basis
  4. It gives voting right on education basis
Expert · Level 39 · competition,accountability,government
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  1. Because those in power do not face a serious challenge
  2. Because voters become more free
  3. Because opposition automatically becomes strong
  4. Because counting becomes transparent
Expert · Level 39 · secret ballot,free election,voter choice
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  1. It fixes results beforehand
  2. It hides vote counting
  3. It protects voters from fear and pressure
  4. It gives vote only to candidates
Expert · Level 39 · fear,mandate,free will
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  1. Because such a situation does not show free public will
  2. Because the voter list automatically becomes correct
  3. Because the number of candidates increases
  4. Because the value of vote doubles
Expert · Level 39 · election commission,neutral referee,fair elections
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  1. Campaigner of the ruling party
  2. Neutral referee and election manager
  3. Organisation that buys votes
  4. Private group of political parties
Expert · Level 39 · model code,conduct,fair competition
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  1. To stop voters from voting
  2. To give permanent advantage to one party
  3. To keep electoral resources and behaviour within fair limits
  4. To make election result secret
Expert · Level 39 · money power,muscle power,election quality
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  1. They give equal opportunity to all candidates
  2. They make voters more informed
  3. They ensure transparent counting
  4. They can suppress free choice and equal competition
Expert · Level 39 · media,information,informed voter
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  1. Ability to compare candidates and policies
  2. Ability to avoid voting
  3. Ability to fix results beforehand
  4. Ability to erase voter list
Expert · Level 39 · misinformation,voter decision,election quality
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  1. Because it affects voters' correct comparison and fact-based choice
  2. Because it gives voters more facts
  3. Because it makes counting transparent
  4. Because it strengthens secret ballot
Expert · Level 39 · policy based voting,issues,accountability
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  1. Toward accountable politics based on issues work and programmes
  2. Toward politics based on heredity and fear
  3. Toward elections without choices
  4. Toward governance without voting
Expert · Level 39 · caste voting,policy voting,accountability
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  1. Accountability based on policy and performance
  2. Number of polling booths
  3. Voter age limit
  4. Date of counting
Expert · Level 39 · opposition,democratic check,accountability
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  1. An organised means to monitor and criticise government
  2. A means to end voter list
  3. A means to weaken Election Commission
  4. A means to hide mandate
Expert · Level 39 · losing party,opposition,public issues
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  1. Because it can raise public issues as opposition
  2. Because it cancels the result
  3. Because it removes voters
  4. Because it becomes above governance
Expert · Level 39 · voter list,political equality,eligible voters
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  1. It only shows candidates' income
  2. It prevents eligible citizens from being excluded from voting
  3. It changes the value of votes
  4. It decides campaign duration
Expert · Level 39 · voter exclusion,legitimacy,representation
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  1. Legitimacy will weaken because representation will be incomplete
  2. Legitimacy will increase because voters will be fewer
  3. Election will become more fair
  4. Need for counting will end
Expert · Level 39 · election process,campaign,counting
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  1. Because it includes voter list campaign information voting and counting
  2. Because voting is not part of elections
  3. Because candidates have no role
  4. Because result has no relation with elections
Expert · Level 39 · transparent counting,result trust,elections
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  1. It shows that result is based on correct counting of votes
  2. It keeps result secret
  3. It stops voters from voting
  4. It makes candidates winners without election