ELECTORAL POLITICS - Part I

ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN HARYANA
 
1. Write a note on the assembly election in Haryana during 1987.

2. What do you know about 'Nyaya Yudh'?

3. Who led the Nyaya Yudh movement?

4. What were the promises given by Devi Lal during his election campaign?

5. What was the result of the election?

6. What role did his campaign play on impressing the people?

7. Answer the questions....right / wrong..given in page 57.

8. Who always invites the new chief minister to form the government once an election is over?

9. What were the promises fulfilled by Devi Lal after he won the election?

10. What was the result of election in 1991?

WHY DO WE NEED ELECTIONS?

11. More than ------------------- countries in the world hold elections to select their representatives.

12. Elections are held in many countries that are not democratic. True or False?

13. What is the role of elections in a democracy?

14. Why is it difficult to make decisions in a democratic country by common people?

15. In democratic countries people rule through their --------------------- .

16. Can you choose leaders based on age and experience alone avoiding elections? Why?

17. List out the problems / confusions caused if election is not held in a democratic country.

18. What are the choices made by the voters in an election?

WHAT MAKES AN ELECTION DEMOCRATIC?

19. Describe the minimum conditions of a democratic election.

20. Are these conditions fulfilled by all countries?

IS IT GOOD TO HAVE POLITICAL COMPETITION?

21. Elections are all about political ---------------- .

22. Elaborate the merits and demerits of the electoral competition.

23. What is 'factionalism'?

24. What do you know of 'party politics'?

25. What dirty tricks are used by the candidates and the parties to win elections?

26. Political competition is not needed in an ------------- world. But in this real world it is needed.

27. Who decides the reward or punishment of the elected leaders?

28. How can the elected leaders win the confidence of the people?

29. The leaders cannot win again if ---------------------------.

WHAT IS OUR SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS?

30. Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after every ---------------------.

31. When does the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha stand 'dissolved'?

32. What is called a general election? What is called a by-election?

ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES

33.What are electoral constituencies?

34. For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into -------------- constituencies.

35. Who is called a Member of Parliament or an MP?

36. Every vote should have -------------- value.

37. What are Assembly Constituencies?

38. The elected representative for a State Assembly Consituency is called --------------------- or ------------------------.

39. What are wards?

40. What are seats?

RESERVED CONSTITUENCIES

41. How are the weaker sections of society given a chance to participate in election?

42. What do you know of reservation of constituencies?

43. For whom are the constituencies reserved?

44. Who are SC? ST?

45. In the Lok Sabha ------------------- seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and ---------------for the Scheduled Tribes.

46. Who are OBC?

47. What do you know of the reservation for the women candidates?

VOTERS' LIST

48. What is called the Electoral Roll?

49. What is the principle of universal adult franchise?

50. In India all citizens above the age of ------------ can vote.

51. Every citizen has the right to vote irrespective of -------------, -------------- or -------------.

52. Who can be denied vote?

53. Why are names included and discarded in the voters' list?

54. What is the system of Election Photo Identity Card EPIC?

55. Is it compusory to provide EPIC while voting? What are other identity proofs that can be shown by a voter?

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

56. What is the minimum age to be a candidate?

57. What are the restrictions regarding nomination?

58. Whom do the political parties nominate as their candidates?

59. What is called party ticket?

60. What is a nomination form?

61. What is security deposit ?

62. What are the aspects of the recent declaration demanded by the Supreme Court from the candidates?

63. How does the declaration of the candidate help the people to elect?

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES

64. What is the relevant qualification of an MP or MLA more than education?
65. Why can't / need not we consider educational qualification as an important factor for the candidates nominated for election?