Basics of Elections
What is an election?
This is the process by which citizens choose their representatives through voting.
What are general elections?
Elections to choose members of the Lok Sabha after five years of their term.
In a democracy, citizens can choose their representatives in two ways. Name the two.
direct and indirect elections
What is a by-election?
An election to fill a seat that becomes vacant due to death or resignation
Define an election in one sentence.
The procedure by which persons are chosen, by voting, to represent the voters for running the government.