{"id":30768,"date":"2022-01-19T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T07:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=30768"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:20:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T07:50:11","slug":"class-11-political-science-notes-chapter-3-election-and-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/study-materials\/cbse\/class-11-political-science-notes-chapter-3-election-and-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/study-materials\/cbse\/class-11-political-science-notes-chapter-3-election-and-representation\/#Class_11_Political_Science_Notes_Chapter_3_Election_and_Representation\" title=\"Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation\">Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/study-materials\/cbse\/class-11-political-science-notes-chapter-3-election-and-representation\/#Class_11_Political_Science_Notes_Get_all_the_NCERT_Solutions_here\" title=\"Class 11 Political Science Notes \nGet all the NCERT Solutions here\">Class 11 Political Science Notes \nGet all the NCERT Solutions here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Class_11_Political_Science_Notes_Chapter_3_Election_and_Representation\"><\/span>Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The modem period is considered as the age of democracy where participation of people ensured at every level of government. In the words of Abraham Lincoln. \u201cDemocracy the government of the people, for the people and by the people\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Democracy can be classified into two types, i.e. Direct Democracy and Indirect Democracy.<\/li>\n<li>ancient times, the direct democracy was prominent due to small sizes of kingdoms but , now the states are vast along with higher population.<\/li>\n<li>In an indirect democracy, the people do not participate directly but they participate indirectly through their elected representatives who act in accordance with the wishes of the people.<\/li>\n<li>Indian Electoral System experiences some unique features as Universal Adult Franchise, Joint Electorate, Combination of direct and indirect elections, secret Ballot system, Election petition, etc.<\/li>\n<li>By Universal Adult Franchise, we mean every person above the age of maturity (18 years and above) is entitled to enjoy the right to vote in elections irrespective of caste, creed , colour, race, language, religion, etc.<\/li>\n<li>The age of attaining maturity is fixed by the state. In India, England and Russia, it is 18 years, in Switzerland 20 years and in America 21 years and in Norway it is 23 years.<\/li>\n<li>Adult franchise has many merits. It provides political training and education as well as creates the feelings of self-respect among the people. It ensures participation of people in governance.<\/li>\n<li>The constitution of India appoints our Election Commission also to perform election related activities, i.e. to prepare voters\u2019 list, provide recognition to political parties, declares constituencies and control over the machinery of election.<\/li>\n<li>The election process begins with the election notification issued by the president under section 14 of the People\u2019s Representation Act, 1951, which is followed by the announcement of election dates by the Election Commission.<\/li>\n<li>Though Election Commission performs its duties very well, despite the following discrepancies have been observed during elections:\n<ul>\n<li>Use of money and use of power by candidates has become dominant.<\/li>\n<li>In actual, voters do not create much interest in the elections.<\/li>\n<li>Misuse of public funds and facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Even the candidate less than majority of votes becomes victorious.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following suggestions might be there to remove the drawbacks mentioned above:\n<ul>\n<li>To control money and muscle power<\/li>\n<li>The participation of women should be encouraged.<\/li>\n<li>The persons from criminal background should be prohibited.<\/li>\n<li>During election campaign, the candidates should not use words related to any caste, religion, language, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Past the Post System (FPTP): In this system whoever has more votes than all other candidates is declared elected.<\/li>\n<li>Proportional Representation (PR): Large geographical areas are demarcated as constituencies.<\/li>\n<li>Universal Adult Franchise: Every person above the age of maturity enjoys the right to vote without any discrimination.<\/li>\n<li>Democracy: A rule or government of the people, for the people and by the people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Class_11_Political_Science_Notes_Get_all_the_NCERT_Solutions_here\"><\/span>Class 11 Political Science Notes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/study-materials\/ncert-solutions\/\">Get all the NCERT Solutions here<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation The modem period is considered as the age of democracy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Get Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 3 Election and Representation for free on Infinity Learn","custom_permalink":"study-materials\/cbse\/class-11-political-science-notes-chapter-3-election-and-representation\/"},"categories":[92,21],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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