Parliamentary Election in India

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Parliamentary Election In IndiaParliamentary Election In India


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India is a constitutional democracy with aIndia is a constitutional democracy with aparliamentary system of government, and theparliamentary system of government, and theheart of the system is a commitment to holdheart of the system is a commitment to hold

regular, free and fair elections. Parliamentaryregular, free and fair elections. Parliamentaryelection determines the composition of theelection determines the composition of the

government.government.

From 1.2 billion people we choose 543 personsFrom 1.2 billion people we choose 543 personswith impeccable credentials to serve and providewith impeccable credentials to serve and provide

leadership.leadership.


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Eligibility for a CandidateEligibility for a Candidate

A ny Indian citizen who is registered as a voter and A ny Indian citizen who is registered as a voter andis over 25 years of age is allowed to contestis over 25 years of age is allowed to contest

Parliamentary elections.Parliamentary elections.


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S election of Candidate by PartiesS election of Candidate by Parties

Political parties adopt a disorganized, opaque, adPolitical parties adopt a disorganized, opaque, ad- -hoc approach beside of a systematic,hoc approach beside of a systematic,democratic, transparent approach towardsdemocratic, transparent approach towards

candidate selection.candidate selection.


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Political Parties in the FrayPolitical Parties in the Fray

India has a multiIndia has a multi- -party system withparty system withpredominance of small regional parties.predominance of small regional parties.Seven parties are recognized as nationalSeven parties are recognized as nationalparties.parties.Thirty nine parties are recognized as stateThirty nine parties are recognized as state

parties as of A pril 2009.parties as of A pril 2009.


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N ame ( N ational Parties) Acronym Year Chief

B ahujan Samaj Party B SP 1995 MayawatiB haratiya Janta Party B JP 1980 Rajnath SinghCommunist Party of India CPI 1925 A .B . B ardhanCommunist Party of India(Marxist)

CPI(M) 1964 Prakash Karat

Indian National Congress INC 1885 Sonia GandhiNationalist Congress Party NCP 1998 Sharad Pawar Rashtriya Janta Dal RJD 1996 Lalu Prasad

Yadav


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Election CampaigningElection Campaigning

The campaign is the period when the politicalThe campaign is the period when the political

parties put forward their candidates andparties put forward their candidates andarguments with which they persuade people toarguments with which they persuade people tovote for their candidates and parties.vote for their candidates and parties.


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U nited Progressive AlliancesU nited Progressive Alliances

The congress party usedThe congress party used jai ho jai ho as theas theofficial campaign. The partys slogan forofficial campaign. The partys slogan forthe election wasthe election was Aam Admi Ke Badthe Aam Admi Ke Badthe

Kadam, Har Kadam Par Bharat Kadam, Har Kadam Par Bharat Buland.Buland.


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N ational Democratic AlliancesN ational Democratic Alliances

The congress party usedThe congress party used Kushal Neta, Nirnayak Kushal Neta, Nirnayak Sarkaar Sarkaar as the official campaign. L K A dvanias the official campaign. L K A dvani

has started his website and a blog to share hishas started his website and a blog to share hisviews online.views online.


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T hird FrontT hird Front

The third front created a campaign website hostingThe third front created a campaign website hostingits campaign information to attract sympathizersits campaign information to attract sympathizersamong the netizen public to vote for the party.among the netizen public to vote for the party.


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Issues Affecting Election CampaignIssues Affecting Election Campaign

The main issues dominating these electionsThe main issues dominating these elections

campaign are the economy, the growth of campaign are the economy, the growth of communal violence, the ongoing Indiancommunal violence, the ongoing Indianwar on terror, the corruption of officialwar on terror, the corruption of official

politics, healthcare, education, foodpolitics, healthcare, education, foodsecurity, job security, inflation control.security, job security, inflation control.


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ConclusionConclusion

Indias elections are proving extremelyIndias elections are proving extremely

difficult to predict. Whatever the outcomedifficult to predict. Whatever the outcomeof the elections, the longof the elections, the long- -term reality willterm reality willremain the same for ordinary Indians untilremain the same for ordinary Indians until

a genuine alternative to poverty anda genuine alternative to poverty and

communalism emerges.communalism emerges.


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