Tag: election in indian democracy

In the year 1892, The Indian Council Act was passed in British India increasing the size of legislative councils. The Act was passed as a result of demands raised by Indian National Congress in the sessions held, which was the admission of the certain number of elected members. This Act marks the beginning of principle of representation by way of indirect election.

The prime purpose behind the passing of the Right to Information Act is to empower citizens of a country, by ensuring full accountability and transparency in work done by the Government. The act was passed with a motto of eradicating corruption and make the democracy work for the betterment of citizens in true sense.

When parties choose candidates in elections, they keep in mind the caste composition of the electorate and nominate candidates from different castes to muster the necessary support to win elections. When governments are formed, political parties usually take care of that representative of different castes and tribes find a place in it.

The Indian Councils Act 1892 brought the provision of bringing additional members into the Legislative Council through indirect election. For the first time, the element of an election was introduced into Indian political system. The principle of representation was introduced as universities, district board, municipalities, zamindars and chambers of commerce were empowered to recommend members to provincial councils.

The person in order to be eligible in casting vote should be a SriLankan citizen, with 18 or above years of age and having no disqualification as prescribed in the constitution of the SriLanka

By-elections are elections used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections. These offices become vacant because the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office or dies or resigns.

Elections are conducted in democratic polity. The major participants that are political parties compete with each other to get to power by winning people's confidence and to allure them to get majority of votes. It is the healthy political competition that keeps the spirit if democratic nations alive but when it gets to reed the political parties tend to do everything in their power to attract people and get their votes.

Salvador Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile and led the Popular Unity coalition to victory in the presidential election in 1970. After being elected as the President, Allende took several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers.