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Electoral Politics - IMP Questions (Class-9)

The document outlines the minimum conditions for democratic elections, including equal voting rights, genuine choices for voters, regular election intervals, and fair conduct. It provides examples of non-democratic elections in China and Portugal, highlighting limited choices and inadequate campaigning time. Additionally, it discusses the powers of the Election Commission in India, which oversees election conduct, enforces the Code of Conduct, and ensures government neutrality during elections.

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Electoral Politics - IMP Questions (Class-9)

The document outlines the minimum conditions for democratic elections, including equal voting rights, genuine choices for voters, regular election intervals, and fair conduct. It provides examples of non-democratic elections in China and Portugal, highlighting limited choices and inadequate campaigning time. Additionally, it discusses the powers of the Election Commission in India, which oversees election conduct, enforces the Code of Conduct, and ensures government neutrality during elections.

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Long Answer Type Questions

1. What are the minimum conditions of a democratic election?


Or
Mention the conditions that distinguish democratic elections from non-democratic ones.
Give two examples of non-democratic elections.
Ans. (a) Every citizen, should be able to choose everyone should have one vote and. every vote should have
equal value.
(ii) There should be something to choose from. Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections
and should offer- some real choice to the voters.
(iii) The choice to vote should be offered at regular intervals i.e., elections must be held regularly after
every few years.
(iv) The candidates preferred by the people should get elected.
(v) Elections should be conducted in. a free and fair manner where people can choose as they wish.
(b) In China, the candidates belong to the same party, so there is very little option to choose from.
(ii) In Portugal, only one month Tree time9 is given. This is not enough to mobilize public support. The
opposition there never won a single seat in the elections.

2. Discuss some of the successful slogans given by different political parties in various
elections.
Ans. (a) The Congress party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ (Remove poverty) in the
Lok Sabha elections of 1971.
(b) The Janata Party gave the slogan of 'Loktantra Bachao' (Save democracy) in the next Lok Sabha
election held in 1977.
(c) The Left Front used the slogan of ‘Land to the Tiller’ in West Bengal Assembly elections held in 1977.
(4) 'Protect the Self-Respect of the Telugus’ was the slogan used by N.T. Rama Rao, the leader of the
Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Assembly election in 1983.

3. Discuss powers of the Election Commission (EC) in India.


Or
What are the main functions of Election Commission of India?
[Annual Exam. Delhi), 2009]
Ans. (a) EC takes decisions on every aspect of conduct and control of elections from the announcement of the
elections to the declaration of results,
(b) It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it.
(c) During the election period, the EC can order the government to follow some guidelines to prevent use
and misuse of governmental power to enhance its chances to win elections or to transfer some government
officials.
(d) When on election duty, government officers work under the control of the EC and not the government.

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