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Electoral Politics

CBSE · Class 9 · Social Science

Complete topic list for Electoral Politics in CBSE Class 9 Social Science. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Electoral Politics

1

Why Elections are Necessary

  • Elections are essential because direct democracy is impossible in large communities - people cannot sit together daily to make decisions
  • Representatives are needed to govern on behalf of the people, and elections provide a democratic way to select them
  • Elections allow people to choose who makes laws, forms government, and guides policy decisions
2

Conditions for Democratic Elections

  • Everyone should be able to choose (universal adult franchise with equal voting rights)
  • There should be real choices available (multiple parties and candidates can contest freely)
  • Elections must be held at regular intervals (every 5 years for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies)
3

Indian Electoral System

  • India follows an area-based system of representation with electoral constituencies
  • Lok Sabha has 543 constituencies, each electing one MP; States divided into Assembly constituencies electing MLAs
  • Each constituency should have roughly equal population to ensure equal value of votes
4

Electoral Process in India

  • Voters' List (Electoral Roll) prepared well in advance with all eligible citizens aged 18+
  • EPIC (Election Photo Identity Card) introduced for voter identification
  • Any citizen can contest elections (minimum age 25 for candidates vs 18 for voters)

Key Concepts

Elections are essential because in largeDemocratic elections must meet five conditionsElectoral competition among parties and candidatesIndia follows an areaSome constituencies are reserved for Scheduled

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