The trends of the outcome of elections in India are as given below: (i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state level. (ii) About half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections. (iii) Rich candidates who spend lot of money on 'buying votes' lose elections.Read more
The trends of the outcome of elections in India are as given below:
(i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state level.
(ii) About half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections.
(iii) Rich candidates who spend lot of money on ‘buying votes’ lose elections.
(iv) The candidates having criminal connections may also lose elections.
(v) Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as ‘people’s verdict’ by the defeated candidate or party.
People's participation in India:- (i) In India, turnout of voters has either remained stable or actually gone up. (ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and under privileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections. In 2004, it was 56 per cent for upper castes inRead more
People’s participation in India:-
(i) In India, turnout of voters has either remained stable or actually gone up.
(ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and under privileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections. In 2004, it was 56 per cent for upper castes in comparison to 58% for OBC 60% for SC and 61% for ST.
People’s participation in Europe and North America:-
(i) In UK the turnout has gone down from 78 per cent in 1991 to 61 per cent in 2005.
(ii) In the USA, poor people, African Americans and Hispanics vote much less than the rich and the white people. In 2004 it was 60%, for whites, but 56% for Blacks and 28% for the Hispanics.
The candidates are required to give detailed statements of their property for the information of the voters as well as Election commission or for the government record. It has been made compulsory because the past and at present too, many cases having wealth not in proportion to the income of the poRead more
The candidates are required to give detailed statements of their property for the information of the voters as well as Election commission or for the government record. It has been made compulsory because the past and at present too, many cases having wealth not in proportion to the income of the politicians have come to notice. So in order to curb corrupt practices among the politicians detailed statement of their property is taken at the time of submission of the nomination form for election.
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See lessWhat are the trends of the outcome of elections in India?
The trends of the outcome of elections in India are as given below: (i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state level. (ii) About half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections. (iii) Rich candidates who spend lot of money on 'buying votes' lose elections.Read more
The trends of the outcome of elections in India are as given below:
See less(i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state level.
(ii) About half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections.
(iii) Rich candidates who spend lot of money on ‘buying votes’ lose elections.
(iv) The candidates having criminal connections may also lose elections.
(v) Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as ‘people’s verdict’ by the defeated candidate or party.
Compare people’s participation in election with that in Europe and North America.
People's participation in India:- (i) In India, turnout of voters has either remained stable or actually gone up. (ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and under privileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections. In 2004, it was 56 per cent for upper castes inRead more
People’s participation in India:-
See less(i) In India, turnout of voters has either remained stable or actually gone up.
(ii) In India, the poor, illiterate and under privileged people vote in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections. In 2004, it was 56 per cent for upper castes in comparison to 58% for OBC 60% for SC and 61% for ST.
People’s participation in Europe and North America:-
(i) In UK the turnout has gone down from 78 per cent in 1991 to 61 per cent in 2005.
(ii) In the USA, poor people, African Americans and Hispanics vote much less than the rich and the white people. In 2004 it was 60%, for whites, but 56% for Blacks and 28% for the Hispanics.
Why are the candidates required to give detailed statement of their property?
The candidates are required to give detailed statements of their property for the information of the voters as well as Election commission or for the government record. It has been made compulsory because the past and at present too, many cases having wealth not in proportion to the income of the poRead more
The candidates are required to give detailed statements of their property for the information of the voters as well as Election commission or for the government record. It has been made compulsory because the past and at present too, many cases having wealth not in proportion to the income of the politicians have come to notice. So in order to curb corrupt practices among the politicians detailed statement of their property is taken at the time of submission of the nomination form for election.
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