CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
WORKSHEET SOLUTION: 76
DATE: 31/01/2022

SOLUTION

ELECTORAL POLITICS

Question 1. What is the role of the Election Commission?

Ans. The Election Commission plays an important role in India and it is also responsible for conducting a free and fair election. We can understand the role of the Election Commission from the following points:

1.Elections in our country are conducted by an independent and very powerful Election Commission.

2.The Election Commission of India performs all its functions independently and without pressure.

3.The Election Commission of India enjoys as much freedom as the Indian judiciary has.

4.The Election Commission decides on every aspect of the conduct and control of the elections till the announcement of elections and declaration of their results.

5.The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the President.

6.The Election Commission of India also enforces the Code of Conduct and punishes any candidate or party for violating it.

Question 2. Why do you think people should take an active part in the election process?

Ans. People should always play an active role in the election process. Due to this active role, the right and qualified candidates are selected and people are aware of the political issues. When the people play an active role in the elections, political parties and candidates are also under pressure and they have to ensure their accountability before the public. When the people play an active role, the right government can be elected in the election and public opinion is also formed.

Question 3. What are the challenges of a free and fair election?

Ans. Holding free and fair elections is a huge challenge and these challenges can be understood through the following points:

(1)Due to the use of excessive money in elections, it becomes difficult to conduct elections in a proper manner. It is a very big challenge to stop the use of excessive money to conduct free and fair elections.

(2)A big challenge in holding free and fair elections is that through elections, candidates of criminal background can also contest elections and win elections, so how to prevent them is also a big challenge.

(3)A challenge in holding free and fair elections also comes to the fore that during elections people do not get proper choice due to which people show disinterest in voting.

(4)In free and fair elections, there is also a challenge that when tickets are given by political parties, preference is given to relations which is a very big challenge, through which only relatives contest and win elections.

(5)A challenge to free and fair elections is also that big political parties try to influence smaller parties and independent candidates. Smaller political parties and independent candidates get influenced by these big political parties which is a big challenge.

Question 4. You may have heard about the news related to corruption in the elections. Such as including false names in the electoral rolls, misuse of government facilities and officials by the ruling party, excessive use of funds and intimidation of voters and rigging on polling day. Suggest some ways to fix them.

Ans. Including false names in the electoral rolls, misuse of government facilities and officials by the ruling party, excessive use of funds and intimidation of voters and rigging on the polling day, these types of problems get to be seen and heard during the elections.

(1) During the election, if a candidate or party uses excessive money in the election campaign, the nomination of that candidate should be cancelled immediately.

(2) All the names included in the electoral roll should be declared valid only after scrutiny. For this, the Election Commission should take stringent steps so that no fake voters of any kind can be involved.

(3) If government facilities or officials are used by the ruling party during the elections, the Election Commission should immediately take action against such candidates and political party and also cancel their nominations.

(4) In order to prevent excessive use of money in elections, the Election Commission should make more stringent rules and if a candidate or political party spends more than the prescribed amount in his area, his/her nomination should also be cancelled.

(5) If any candidate or political party tries to intimidate the voters in the election, then the Election Commission should use adequate police force and give protection to the voters and take any such complaint seriously.

(6) In order to prevent rigging on the polling day, the Election Commission should deploy police force to make frequent visits to the polling stations and take adequate steps to ensure that free and fair elections are held.