Question

What are the comparative advantages and disadvantages of Direct and Indirect Elections?

Answer 1

1. People Elect their Rulers: It is through elections that Parliament and the State legislatures are constituted. The party or the parties which get the verdict in their favour form the government. The elected members of Parliament and State Legislative.
2. People Exercise Control over their Representative: Representatives are elected for a fixed tenure and they have to seek a fresh mandate from the people at regular intervals. In 2002 the Congress and the PDP (People’s Democratic Party) had formed a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. But in 2008 the people voted for a change. Oman Abdul led the National Conference.
3. Protection of Human Freedoms: A government based on the consent of the citizens is relatively more secured than one in which people have no right to participate. In complete democracy, no one can complain that he has not a chance to be heard.