Two Truth one lie
What are the state elections called?
(Vidhan Sabha or Assembly elections)
What are the Central Government Elections called?
(General Elections)
Any citizen above the age of 18 can contest an election.
Any citizen above the age of 25 can contest an election. There are almost no other conditions, except some against criminals
which apply in very rare cases.
Political competition is beneficial as people get to observe various parties and their strategies.
Political competition can often lead to ‘dirty politics’
Good political leaders stay in power indefinitely.
Statement 3 is a lie because regular elections are conducted where political leaders may be changed and cannot retain power indefinitely)
In India, each state is divided into equal number of constituencies.
For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into 543 constituencies.
Each constituency elects one representative to the Lok Sabha.
(Statement 1 is a lie because each state is divided into different number of constituencies depending of its populations size)
What does EPIC stand for? What is its use?
Election Photo Identity Card.
As new persons attain voting age, their names are added to the electoral roll.
Agree
This is because India follow the principle of Universal Adult Franchise, where all those above 18years of age are allowed to vote
For voting, a voter needs to show a proof of identity.
Agree
This is to ensure that the person is voting only for himself or herself and to keep a record of who has cast their vote.
1. Elections are held every 5 years in India.
2. The last Lok Sabha elections were held in 2019.
3. All state elections are conducted along with Lok Sabha elections.
The third statement is a lie.
Imagine the chaos if all states and the Lok Sabha had elections together! Plus, we just witnessed the Lok Sabha elections and many state elections that take place at different points in time.
In an election,
1. Voters choose who makes laws for them.
2. Voters choose judges to uphold the law in Courts.
3. Voters choose their own representatives in the government.
(Statement 2 is a lie because voters do not choose judges of courts, but members of Parliament)
In the 2019 elections almost 900 million Indians — more than the population of all the countries of Europe
combined — cast their votes. True/False
True
More number of people voted in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Disagree
This is because voter turnout in 2019 was 67.11% and 65.95% in 2014
Voter turnout means the total number of people who voted.
Agree
The graphs tell us the number of people who voted and refer to this information as ‘voter turnout’
1. In the Lok Sabha, one third seats are reserved for women.
2. In panchayats, one third seats are reserved for women.
3. Some constituencies are reserved for people from weaker sections like Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
(Statement 1 is a lie because one third seats are not reserved for women in the Lok Sabha but in local governing bodies like Panchayats.)
The Chief Minister is chosen by the members of the winning party.
The Chief minister is chosen by the Prime Minister.
A party needs over 50% of the seats in the
Assembly to form the government.
(Statement 2 is a lie because the Chief Minister is chosen by the party that wins the majority.)
Why do we need Reserved Constituencies?
(Reserved constituencies are constituencies that have been reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST). In such constituencies only SCs or STs may stand for elections. Reserved Constituencies ensure that weaker sections of society who may not have the resources to compete against well off candidates, get represented in the government.)
A voters list or electoral roll is prepared before the elections. This has the name of all eligible voters and helps to establish voter turnout.
Agree
This is because voter turnout can only be calculated if we know the total number of eligible voters
Names of those who move out of a place or those who are dead are not deleted and remain in the Voter’s List.
Disagree
These names are deleted as dead people obviously cannot vote and names of those who move out of their constituency are deleted and added to another