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The document provides an answer key for a Class IX Political Science assignment on electoral politics, detailing voter registration requirements, types of electors, and election processes in India. It outlines the legal framework for elections, including the Model Code of Conduct and the merits and demerits of electoral competition. Additionally, it discusses the importance of regular elections and the financial implications of conducting them.

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The document provides an answer key for a Class IX Political Science assignment on electoral politics, detailing voter registration requirements, types of electors, and election processes in India. It outlines the legal framework for elections, including the Model Code of Conduct and the merits and demerits of electoral competition. Additionally, it discusses the importance of regular elections and the financial implications of conducting them.

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DPS DAULATPUR

CLASS IX POLITICAL SCIENCE

CH 3 ELECTORAL POLITICS (ANSWER KEY OF ASSIGNMENT)

Q1. What is minimum age required to became voter?


Ans. 18 years
Q2. What is name of form which is used for enrolment as voter?
Ans. Form 6
Q3. What are different types of methods used for the enrolment as voter?
Ans. 1. Through BLO.
2. At the ERO office.
3. At the DEO office.
4. Through online.
Q4. How many Types of electors in India?
Ans. There are 3 categories of electors in India:
(i) General Electors
(ii) Oversees (NRI) Electors
(iii) Service Electors
Q5. Can we register through online?
Ans. Yes
Q6. What is the name of website on which we can register online?
Ans. www.nvsp.in
Q7. What are documents required for enrolment
Ans. 1. Resident proof.
2. Age proof.
Q8. What is full form of BLO, ERO, AERO, DEO?
Ans. BLO means Booth Level Officer.
ERO means Electoral Registration officer.
AERO means Assistant Electoral Registration officer
DEO means District Election officer

Q9. Can student who are staying at hostel registered as voter?


Ans. Yes
Q10. What is the name of Election in which Member of Parliament member is elected?
Ans. Lok Sabha Election.
Q11. What details are required from the candidates who wish to contest elections?
Ans. The candidates who wish to contest elections have to make a legal declaration, giving full details of:

 Serious criminal cases pending against the candidate.


 Details of the assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family.
 Education qualifications of the candidate.

Q12. What are the two merits of electoral competition?


Ans. Two merits of electoral competition are:
 Political leaders all over the world, like all other professionals, are motivated by a desire to
advance their political careers.
 They want to come in power and retain positions for themselves. So they do their best to win the
hearts of people.

Q13. Election campaigns are needed to regulate”. Why?


Ans. It is sometimes necessary to regulate campaigns to ensure that every political party and candidate gets a
fair and equal chance to compete.
According to our election law, no party or candidate can:

 Bribe or threaten voters.


 Appeal to them in the name of caste or religion.
 Use government resources for election campaign.
 Spend more than? 25 lakh in a constituency for a Lok Sabha election or? 10 lakh in a constituency
in an assembly election.

Q14.What is the ‘Model code of Conduct’ for election campaign?


Ans. According to the medal code of conduct, no party or candidate can:

 Use any place of worship for election propaganda. ‘


 Use government vehicles, aircrafts and officials for election.
 Once elections are announced, the Ministers shall not lay foundation stones of any projects, take
any big policy decisions or make any promises of providing public facilities.

Q15.Why should elections be held regularly?


Ans. Elections should be held regularly because:

 Elections should be held regularly because it provides incentives to the political parties and
leaders.
 They know that if they raise-issues that people want to raised, it would make them popular and
increase their chances of victory in the next elections.
 But, if they fail to satisfy the voters with their work, they will not be able to win again.

Que16. What are the demerits of an election competition?


Ans. An electoral competition has many demerits such as.

 It creates a sense of disunity and ‘factionalism’ in every locality.


 Different political parties and leaders often level allegations against one another.
 Parties and candidates often use dirty tricks to win elections.

Que17. Why is there a provision of reservation of seats in the legislatures?


Ans. The constitution makers were worried that in an open electoral competition, certain weaker sections may
not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. They may not have
the required resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against the more influential and
resourceful contestants. Hence, the seats are reserved for them in the legislatures.

Que18. How can you say that elections are expensive in our country?
Answer:
A large amount of money is spent in conducting elections in India. For instance, the government spent about?
3,500 crores in conducting Lok Sabha elections in 2014. That works out to about? 40 per person on the voters’
list. The amount spent by the parties and candidates was more than what the government spent. It is often said
that elections are a burden on people. Our poor country cannot afford to hold elections once every five years.

Que19. What type of election system is followed in India?


Ans. In India, two types of election system are followed. First, when elections are held regularly after every five
years is called a general electior. Second, when election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy
caused by death or resignation of a member. This is called a by-election. Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
(Assembly) elections are held regularly after every five years. After five years, the term of all the elected
representatives comes to an end. The Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha stands ‘dissolved’.

Que20. Write a short note on election campaigns.


Ans. In our country, election campaigns take place for a two-week period between the announcement of the
final list of candidates and the date of polling. During this period, the candidates contact their voters, political
leaders address election meetings and political parties mobilise their supporters.This is also the period when
newspapers and television news are full of election related stories and debates. But election campaign is not
limited to these two weeks only. Political parties start preparing for elections months before they actually take
place.

Q21. In the questions given below, there are two Statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the Statements and Choose the correct option:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

1. Assertion (A): Common people in India give less importance to elections.


Reason (R): They feel that their vote matters in the way things are run in the country.
Ans. The correct option is D Assertion is false, but Reason is true.
2. Assertion: An open electoral competition might be unfair to weaker sections.
Reason: The weaker sections of the society lack what their influential counterparts have in terms of resources,
education, and political connections.
Ans.The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of
3. Assertion(A): Democracy allows the people to take major decisions.
Reason(R): Democracy is a form of government in which the power is vested in the hands of the people.
4. Assertion (A): Democracy is a western concept that cannot be applied in non-western societies.
Reason (R): Democracy is based on universal values such as freedom, equality, and justice that are applicable to all
societies

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