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प्रश्न
Here are some reports of electoral malpractices from different parts of the world. Is there anything that these countries can learn from India to improve their elections? What would you suggest in each case?
- During an election in Nigeria, the officer in charge of counting votes deliberately increased the votes of one candidate and declared him elected. The court later found out that more than five lakh votes cast for one candidate were counted in favour of another.
- Just before elections in Fiji, a pamphlet was distributed warning voters that a vote for former Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry will lead to bloodshed. This was a threat to voters of Indian origin.
- In the US, each state has its own method of voting, its own procedure of counting, and its own authority for conducting elections. Authorities in the state of Florida took many controversial decisions that favoured Mr. Bush in the presidential elections in 2000. But no one could change those decisions.
उत्तर
- In this case, representatives of each candidate should be present to make sure that the votes are counted in a fair way.
- The election commission should set up an inquiry into the case and debar the candidate or party involved in distributing such pamphlets.
- There should be a single election commission, which should be free from political influence and responsible for conducting elections throughout the country.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
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(a) It is necessary to keep the voters' list up to date because |
(i) there is a fair representation of all sections of our society |
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(b) Some constituencies are reserved for SCs and STs so that |
(ii) everyone has equal opportunity to elect their representatives |
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(c) Everyone has one and only one vote so that |
(iii) all candidates must have a fair chance of competing in elections |
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(d) Party in power is not allowed to use government vehicles because |
(iv) some people may have moved away from the area where they voted last |
The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US. Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not.
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Proportion of the community (in per cent) in the |
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House of Representatives |
Population of US |
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Blacks |
8 |
13 |
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Hispanics |
5 |
13 |
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Whites |
86 |
70 |
Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for each of these.
(a) Election Commission of India does not have enough powers to conduct free and fair elections in the country.
(b) There is a high level of popular participation in the elections in our country.
(c) It is very easy for the party in power to win an election.
(d) Many reforms are needed to make our elections completely free and fair.
Chinappa was convicted for torturing his wife for dowry. Satbir was held guilty of practicing untouchability. The court did not allow either of them to contest elections. Does this decision go against the principles of democratic elections?
Here are some reports of malpractices in Indian elections. Identify what the problem in each case is. What should be done to correct the situation?
(a) Following the announcement of elections, the minister promised to provide financial aid to reopen the closed sugar mill.(b) Opposition parties alleged that their statements and campaign was not given due attention in Doordarshan and All India Radio.
(c) An inquiry by the Election Commission showed that electoral rolls of a state contain name of 20 lakh fake voters.
(d) The hoodlums of a political party were moving with guns, physically preventing supporters of other political parties to meet the voters and attacking meetings of other parties.
