E LECTION S YSTEM IN I NDIA You may have noted above a reference to different methods or the systems of elections. You may have wondered what these were all about. You may have seen or read about different methods of electioneering or campaigning in the elections. But what are different methods of elections?
There is a system of conducting elections. There are authorities and rules about do’s and don’ts. Is that what election system is all about? You may have wondered why the constitution needs to write down how the votes are to be counted and representatives elected.
Isn’t that very obvious? People go and vote. The candidate who gets highest votes gets elected. That is what elections are all over the world.
Why do we need to think about it? We need to, because this question is not as simple as it appears to us. We have got so used to our system of elections that we think that there cannot be any other way. In a democratic election, people vote and their preference decides who will win the contest.
But there Activity Collect newspaper clippings about elections in India and any other country. Classify the clippings in the following categories: a. System of representation b. Voter eligibility c.
Role of the Election Commission. If you have access to internet, visit the website of the project Election Process Information Collection ( and collect the information mentioned above for at least four countries.