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Introduction to electionsचुनावों का परिचयFPTP सिस्टमFPTP systemFPTP और असमानुपातिकताFPTP and disproportionality
Card 1Introduction to elections

Why are elections important in a democracy?

Answer

Elections make representative democracy possible. In a large country, all citizens cannot take part in every decision directly, so people choose representatives who govern and make laws on their behal…

Card 2चुनावों का परिचय

लोकतंत्र में चुनाव क्यों महत्वपूर्ण हैं?

Answer

चुनावों से प्रतिनिधि लोकतंत्र संभव होता है। किसी बड़े देश में सभी नागरिक हर निर्णय में सीधे भाग नहीं ले सकते, इसलिए लोग ऐसे प्रतिनिधियों को चुनते हैं जो उनकी तरफ से शासन और कानून बनाते हैं। चुनाव नागर…

Card 3FPTP सिस्टम

फर्स्ट पास्ट द पोस्ट प्रणाली क्या है?

Answer

फर्स्ट पास्ट द पोस्ट प्रणाली लोकसभा और विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए संविधान द्वारा निर्धारित चुनाव की विधि है। देश को निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में विभाजित किया गया है, प्रत्येक निर्वाचन क्षेत्र एक प्रतिनिधि का च…

Card 4FPTP system

What is the First Past the Post system?

Answer

The First Past the Post system is the method of election prescribed by the Constitution for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. The country is divided into constituencies, each constituency elects one r…

Card 5FPTP system

Why is the First Past the Post system also called the Plurality System?

Answer

It is called the Plurality System because the winning candidate only needs more votes than any other candidate in that constituency, not a majority of all votes. The candidate who is ahead of others w…

Card 6FPTP सिस्टम

फर्स्ट पास्ट द पोस्ट प्रणाली को बहुलता प्रणाली क्यों कहा जाता है?

Answer

इसे बहुलता प्रणाली इसलिए कहते हैं क्योंकि जीतने वाले उम्मीदवार को उस निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में केवल किसी अन्य उम्मीदवार से अधिक मतों की आवश्यकता होती है, न कि सभी मतों के बहुमत की। जो उम्मीदवार दूसरों से आ…

Card 7FPTP और असमानुपातिकता

1984 के लोकसभा चुनाव में क्या हुआ जो FPTP का प्रभाव दिखाता है?

Answer

In the 1984 Lok Sabha election, Congress won 415 of 543 seats with 48% of the votes. BJP got 7.4% votes but only 2 seats. This shows that FPTP can give a party many more seats than its share of votes.

Card 8FPTP and disproportionality

What happened in the 1984 Lok Sabha election that shows the effect of FPTP?

Answer

In the 1984 Lok Sabha election, Congress won 415 of 543 seats with 48% of the votes. BJP got 7.4% votes but only 2 seats. This shows that FPTP can give a party many more seats than its share of votes.

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What are the important topics in Election and Representation for CBSE Class 11 Political Science?
Key topics in Election and Representation include Elections and Democratic Representation, First Past the Post System, Proportional Representation and STV, Reservation of Constituencies. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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