General Elections

By Ankit Yadav Sanath Bhargav Pradeep Reddy

Dec, 2011

Outline
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Constituencies Who can Vote Electoral Roll Electoral Photo Identity Card How Voting Takes Place How Counting is done

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Introduction

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Introduction
India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government.

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Introduction

The Elections determine

1. The composition of the government,

2. The membership of the two houses of parliament, the state and union territory legislative assemblies, 3. The Presidency and vice-presidency

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Constituencies

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Constituencies
The country has been divided into 543

Parliamentary Constituencies.

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Constituencies

Each of which returns one MP to the Lok

Sabha, the lower house of the

Parliament.

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Constituencies

The size and shape of the parliamentary constituencies are determined by an independent Delimitation Commission

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Who can Vote

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Who Can Vote

Any citizen over the age of 18 can

vote.
The right to vote is irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender.

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Electoral Roll

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Electoral Roll
The electoral roll is a list of all people in
the constituency who are registered to vote in Indian Elections.

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Electoral Roll
The electoral roll is normally revised
every year to
a. Add the names of those who are to turn 18 on the 1st January of that year b. Add the names of who have moved into

a constituency
c. Remove the names of those who have died or moved out of a constituency.

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Electoral Photo Identity Card

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Electoral Photo Identity Cards

The Election Commission has introduced photo identity cards for voters.

This is an attempt to improve the

accuracy of the electoral roll and prevent electoral fraud.

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How Voting Takes Place

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How Voting takes Place

Voting is by secret ballot. Polling stations are usually set up in public institutions, such as schools and

community halls.

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How Voting takes Place

Each polling station is open for at least 8 hours on the day of the election. On entering the polling station, the

elector is checked against the Electoral

Roll, and allocated a ballot paper.

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How Voting takes Place

The elector votes by marking the ballot paper with a rubber stamp on or near the symbol of the candidate of his choice

This is done inside a screened

compartment in the polling station.

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How Voting takes Place

The voter then folds the ballot paper and inserts it in a common ballot box which is kept in full view of the Presiding Officer

and polling agents of the candidates.

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How Counting is Done

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How Counting of Votes is done

After the polling has finished, the votes are counted under the supervision of Returning Officers and Observers

appointed by the Election Commission.

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How Counting of Votes is done

After the counting of votes is over, the Returning Officer declares the name of the candidate to whom the largest

number of votes have been given as the

winner

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Recap
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Constituencies Who can Vote Electoral Roll Electoral Photo Identity Card How Voting Takes Place How Counting is done

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Thanks for Kind Attention

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