Electoral Politics-Pg 66-68 Flashcards
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When do the elections campaign begin?
The election campaigns begin officially two weeks before the result announcement but they start preparing for it before the official date.
What happens during the elections campaigns?
1) Contact their voters
2) Political leaders address election meeting
3) Political parties mobilise their supporters.
4) Tv news and newspapers are full of election related stories and debates.
5) They focus public attention on big issues.
Various slogans of different parties
1) GARIBI HATAO by CONGRESS in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971 promises to reorient all the policies of the government regarding the removal of poverty
2) SAVE DEMOCRACY
by Janata Party
Lok Sabha election in 1977
Restore civil liberties
3) Land to the tiller in the West Bengal assembly elections held in 1977
4) Protect the self respect of the Telugus used by N.T Rama Rao leader of the Telugu Desam Party in the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections in 1983
Election Law
1) Bribe or threaten voters
2) Appeal to them in the name of caste or religion
3) Use gov resources for election campaign
4) Spend more than 25 lakh in a constituency for Lok Sabha election
5) Or 10 lakh in a constituency in an assembly election.
What is model code of conduct during elections?
1) Use any place of worship for elections propaganda
2) Use gov aircrafts, vehicles and officials for elections.
3) once elections are announced ministers cannot lay foundation stones if any project, take any big policy decisions or make any promises of providing with public facilities.
What is Election Day?
It is the day when the voters cast or poll their votes
What happens once he voter is inside the polling booth?
Once the voter goes inside the booth the election officials identify her put a mark on her finger and then allowed to cast her vote.
Am agent of every candidate sits India’s the polling booth to ensure the voting takes place in a fair manner
What is a ballot paper?
A ballot paper is a sheet of paper on which on which the names of the contesting candidates along with part name and symbols are listed.
Voting now and then
Before voting used to be done by putting a stamp on the ballot paper.
Now electronic voting machines are used (EVM) to record votes. The machine shows the candidate names and symbols.
Who allots the symbols of independent candidates
Election officials
How are the votes counted
The EVM is takes to a se ute on ace and a few days later the EVM’s of constituency are opened and the results are announced. Agents of each candidate are present ever here for the same bloody bs reason
