ELECTORAL POLITICS

WHAT ARE ELECTIONS?

Elections are the mechanism by which the people can choose their representatives at regular intervals of time and change them if they wish to do so.

WHY ELECTION?

• It helps us to choose who will make law for us.

• Voters can choose the party whose policies will guide the government.

• It is not physically possible for the whole population to sit together and make decisions.

ELECTION AND DEMOCRACY

IS IT GOOD TO HAVE POLITICAL COMPITITION?

DO WE REALLY NEED DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES?

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

BHARTIYA JANTA PARTY

DO WE REALLY NEED DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES?

DO WE REALLY NEED DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES?

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA

DO WE REALLY NEED DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES?

BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY

DO WE REALLY NEED DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES?

NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY

OUR SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS

Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after every five years.Elections are held in all constituencies at the same time. These are called GENERAL ELECTION.

ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES

The country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections.These areas are called electoral constituencies. The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament.

RESERVED CONSITUENCY

Electoral constituencies that are reserved for candidates from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are known as reserved constituencies.

VOTER LIST

ELECTION PHOTO IDENTITY CARD

WHO CAN VOTE?

• Any citizen over the age of 18 irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender can cast vote.

• Those who are convicted of certain criminal offences are not allowed to vote.

ELECTION COMMISSION

• It is a powerful body which conducts elections in our country

• It implements the code of conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it.

• Election commission is free from political influence.

ELECTION COMMISION OFFICE

CASE STUDY

VOTER TURNOUT IN INDIA AND UK

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MADE BY• KUNAL SINGH

• KASHISH ANAND• HARSHIT SHARMA

• HIRENDRA LAKHOTIA