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An election is how a country decides who will govern it. This chapter follows the whole machine - why elections matter, the system that turns votes into seats, the laws and the bodies that run them, the parties and alliances that contest them, and the challenges that can still make an election unfair.
Understanding the Name of the Chapter
Elections
A process through which citizens exercise their right to vote and fulfil their responsibility in a democratic society.
in India
Conducted by the Election Commission of India under Articles 324 to 329, using the laws made by Parliament.
What does the name of this chapter tell us?
- An election is a process through which citizens exercise their right to vote.
- Regular and periodic elections lie at the core of any democracy.
- They keep public representatives accountable to the people.
- India had over 96.8 crore eligible voters in 2024.
- The chapter returns again and again to one idea - an election must be free and fair.
