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What are the features of Indian election?
Ans:In India, we have indirect democracy. The government is run by the representatives who are elected by the people. To elect their representatives, elections are held from time- to-time. The main features of election system in India are as under:

(1) Universal adult franchise:
In India, elections are held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. Every citizen who has completed 18 years of age has been given the right to vote irrespective of his caste, religion, sex, etc.

(2) Single member constituencies:
It means that the country (or a state) is divided into as many constituencies as the number of seats. One representative is elected from each constituency.

(3)Secret ballot:
In India, elections are held by secret ballot. Nobody except the voter himself knows in favor of which candidate, he/she has voted.

(4)Reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes:
In all the elected bodies-Panchayats, Municipal Committees, Legislative Assemblies and even in Parliament-certain seats are reserved for scheduled castes and tribes.

(5) Election petition:

If any voter or a candidate feels that the election in his constitu­ency has not been conducted fairly, he can file an election petition in the court against that election. If the court finds that the charges leveled against that election are true, it can set aside that election.


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