a ppt on procedure of elections of india.

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4. INTRODUCTION
India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system
of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to
hold regular, free and fair elections.
These elections determine the composition of the government, the
membership of the two houses of parliament, the state and union
territory legislative assemblies, and the Presidency and vice-
presidency.

5. Indian Elections -Scale of
Operation.
Elections refer to choosing of a Leader in India
involving political mobilization and
organizational complexity.
The direct cost of organizing the election of 1996
was approximately Rs.5,180 million.

6. Constituencies & Reservation of
Seats.
The country has been divided into 543 Parliamentary
Constituencies.
The size of the constituencies are determined to create
constituencies which have roughly same population.

7. How Constituency Boundaries
drawn up?
Delimitation is the redrawing of the boundaries of constituencies .
Boundaries are examined after ten-yearly census to reflect changes
in population, for which Parliament by law establishes IDC.

8. Parliament
The Parliament consists of President, the Lok Sabha and the
Rajya Sabha .
 Although the government is headed by PM, the Cabinet is the
central decision making body of the government.
Other parties can also govern along with the governing party if
they have the confidence vote.

10. Reservation of Seats
The Constitution puts a limit on the size of the
Lok Sabha of 550 elected members.
 There are also provisions to ensure the
representation of SC’s and ST’s with reserved
constituencies.

11. Rajya Sabha - The Council of
States
The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected
indirectly.
The number of members per each state is in
proportion to their population.
 At present there are 233 members in the Rajya
Sabha .

12. State Assemblies
The Vidhan Sabha is set up to carry out the
administration.
Delhi and Pondcherry , also have legislative
assemblies .
Elections to the Vidhan Sabhas are carried out
in the same manner as for the Lok Sabha.

13. President
The President is elected by the elected members of
the Vidhan, Lok and Rajya Sabhas.
 A formula is used to allocate votes. President is
elected by a direct vote of all members elected and
nominated, of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

15. Independent Election
Commission
An independent Election Commission has been established to carry
out and regulate the holding of elections in India.
The Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of elections.
It maintains the Electoral Roll, supervises the nomination of
candidates etc.

16. The Electoral
Roll
The electoral roll is a list of all people in the
constituency who are registered to vote in
Indian Elections.
 Only those people with their names on the
electoral roll are allowed to vote.
The electoral roll is normally revised every year
to add the names of those who are to turn 18.

17. When do elections take
place?
Elections for the Lok Sabha and every State
Legislative Assembly take place every 5years.
The President can call a general election before
period is up.
Holding of regular elections can only be stopped
by extraordinary circumstances.

18. Campaign
The campaign is the period when the political parties
put forward their candidates and arguments.
 Validly nominated candidates can withdraw within
two days .
The official campaign lasts at least two weeks from
the drawing up of the list of nominated candidates.
 Personal appeals are made by candidates to
influence the citizens.

19. Ballot Papers &
Symbols
After nomination of candidates is complete, a list
of competing candidates is prepared by the
Returning Officer, and ballot papers are printed.
 Ballot papers are printed with names of the
candidates and symbols of the candidates.

20. How the voting takes
place?
Voting is by secret ballot.
 On entering the polling station, the elector is
checked against the Electoral Roll, and allocated
a ballot paper.
The elector votes by marking the ballot paper
with a rubber stamp on inside a screened
compartment in the polling station.

21. Evm machine

23. Political Parties and
Elections
Political parties are an established part of
modern mass democracy.
Parties offer candidates organizational
support, offer a broader election campaign,
looking at the record of government and putting
forward alternative proposals for government.

24. Counting of
Votes
After the polling has finished, the votes are counted under the
supervision of the Election Commission.
After the counting of votes is over, the candidate with highest
votes is declared the winner, and as having been returned by the
constituency to the concerned house.

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