Ch. 4 Electoral Politics Q&A Class 9 Civics
Q. Differentiate between general and by elections. A. General Elections By Elections i) They are conducted when i) They are conducted when their either the house has dissolved or is vacancy caused by the death the term (5 years) is over. or resignation of a member. ii) Elections are held in all constitu- ii) Held in only one constituency -encies at the same time, either on which has is a vacant. the same day or within a few days. iii) Function is to elect national/ iii) Function is to elect a single state government. MP/ MLA to fill vacancy. Q. Mention 2 merits and 2 demerits of electoral competition. A. Merits- i) Regular electoral competition provides incentives to political parties and leaders. ii) They know that if they raise issues that people want to be raised, then their popularity and chances to win