Mains Paper I · 2 Indian Constitution · 2.17 Elections

2.17.1 Electoral system and the election process

Part XV of the Constitution sets up one independent Election Commission, one electoral roll per constituency and adult suffrage; Parliament's election laws fill in the machinery, and courts stay out until the result is declared.

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Key terms

  • Part XV
  • adult suffrage
  • first-past-the-post
  • proportional representation
  • single transferable vote
  • Returning Officer
  • Model Code of Conduct
  • first general election

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