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Elections in India PDF
Elections in India PDF
Elections to the Lower House or House of the People (Lok Sabha) of the Indian
Parliament
Party or coalition that secures majority in Lok Sabha forms Government at the Centre.
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
ELECTORS
Population
Electors
Enrolled
Electors
Voters
POLITICAL PARTIES
CANDIDATES
Contestants in the
2009 General Elections
1623
State Parties
3829
759
322
Any Indian citizen who is registered as a voter & is over 25 years of age
May be either belonging to a party or independent
Every candidate is required to make a security deposit
Deposit is Rs. 25,000/- for General Candidates, Rs. 12,500/- for SCs and
STs
Candidates to file affidavit about their assets, liabilities, criminal
background and educational qualifications.
1859
DECIDING THE
BATTLEFIELDS
41
423
Reserved for SC
Reserved for ST
General
ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION
EPIC
Manifestos
Issued by parties and candidates on the eve of
election
Detail programmes they wish to implement if
elected, highlighting ones own strengths and
failures of opponents
Election Symbols
An election symbol is allotted to each candidate
and to each political party
Enable illiterate voters to identify the party and
candidate they wish to vote for
Candidates of recognized parties are allotted the
party symbol
REGULATORY MECHANISMS
WHATS NEW
None of the Above (NOTA)
SVEEP
Electoral Rolls
Lists of registered electors in each constituency
Revised annually
All rolls computerized & include photos of each
elector.
First-past-the-post Electoral
System
Supervising Elections
POLLING MANAGEMENT
Proxy Voting
Electronic Voting
Machines
Voting by secret ballot
Used exclusively since 2004
General Elections
Indelible Ink
Polling Stations
Usually set up in public institutions
Within 2 km of every voter
No polling station to deal with more
than 1,500 voters
Counting of Votes
Postal Ballot