Category: Elections

Naxalism : Essay on the Polities of Terrorism in India. Once the hub of Continental and Asian political scenario, our country has been fast losing its place of pride in shaping the policies of the region.Call it a shift in priority or fall in the qualitative aptitude, our politicians have lost their foothold in the groups whose voice and opinions are considered seriously by the United Nations and developed countries. ADVERTISEMENTS: The decline s fast becoming a run-away express on a downward gradient with serious political thinkers and intellectuals shunning politics. Even a discussion fetches a grimace which leaves a bad taste in the mouth, corruption and the entry of ‘musclemen’ being one of the main factors which help the ‘unworthy’ in winning elections. All agree that the importance of…

Essay on Experimenting with Ideology in Politics. Our country went in for the democratic system of governance after achieving independence. We had sought to follow the British system of Parliament, elections and legislators, blindly without taking the real situation, so different from theirs, in the correct perspective.Since then we have allowed parties of all beliefs and hues to propagate their theories and nominate candidates to be elected by the citizens, giving all the adults, the right of franchise. This without consideration of the level of literacy in various parts of the country and not bothering to educate the uninitiated in the intricacies or our voting system. ADVERTISEMENTS: What has drawn the attention of developing countries, the world over is that we are the largest practicing democracy in terms of multitude.…

300 Words Short Essay on Democracy in India – Democracy, often described as the government “of the people, for the people and by the people”, is globally accepted as the best possible governance.It is a social order aiming at the greatest good of the greatest number. The idea of governing a mass of people as per their collective will might sound perfect but it has its own pitfalls pointed out by many thinkers from Plato onwards.Democracy is widely seen as people-centered governance but it has also been pointed out by the political scientists and jurists that it is sometimes nothing more than a rule of the majority, and worse still, at times it turns into the rule of a particular class of people. Image Source: cdn3.gbtimes.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Despite its shortcomings…

Short Essay on Elections in India – Elections in India are a process by which the people of the country express their collective will. People are the true sovereigns governing the country through their democratically elected representatives to Parliament and State legislatures besides other democratic institutions at lower levels.The Constitution of India provides for the electoral process, according to which the election of President, Vice-President, Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies are conducted by the Election Commission of India and other elections are conducted by the State Election Commission.Parliament of India regulates and streamlines the election procedure through the laws like the Representation of People Act of 1950 and 1951 and the Delimitation Act of 2002 along with the Rules and Orders made there under. Image Source: russiancouncil.ru ADVERTISEMENTS: The…

Free sample essay on Democracy and Its Needs. ‘Democracy,’ defines Bernard Shaw, ‘is a social order aiming at the greatest available welfare for the whole population and not for a class.’ Democracy has many merits.Freedom and equality are its essential concepts. That is to say, there should exist respect for the individual as the supreme motive of power. ADVERTISEMENTS: Perfect democracy can be achieved by educating all people in a country. People should be made to realise their social and political responsibilities. They should have complete knowledge of democratic living and democratic form of government. Constant vigilance is the price of democracy.The success of democracy largely depends on its power to produce the right type of leadership. The things to come are determined by the thinking, values and beliefs of…

Essay on Social Mobility – Individuals are normally recognised in society through the statuses they occupy and the role; they enact. Not only the society is dynamic but also the individuals are dynamic. Men are normally engaged in endless endeavour to enhance their statuses in society, move from lower position to higher position, secure superior job from an inferior one.For various reasons people of higher status and position may also be forced to come down to a lower status and position. Thus people in society continue to move up and down the status scale. This movement is called ‘social mobility’.The study of social mobility is an important aspect of social stratification. In fact, it is an inseparable aspect of social stratification system because, the nature, form, range and degree of…

No part of the Indian Constitution has been the subject of more bitter attack by the critics than the one that deals with the Emergency Provisions (Part XVIII of the Constitution).The Constituent Assembly witnessed one of its most agitated scenes during the discussions of these provisions.Many prominent members of the Constituent Assembly opposed the inclusion of these provisions in the Constitution as they thought that these were consistent with the democratic provisions embodied elsewhere. ADVERTISEMENTS: However, the majority of the members favoured the inclusion of these provisions, although unwillingly, as a precautionary measure, against possible disruptive forces destroying the newly established Union.The Constitution provides for three different types of Emergency and in each case the President of India is empowered to declare the emergency. Image Source: i.ytimg.comNational Emergency: ADVERTISEMENTS: If…

Shri Jaiprakash Narayan was born on October 11,1902 in Sitabdiara Village of Chhapra district in Bihar. He was the son of Shri Harsood Lai and Smt. Phool Rani.He was born on Vijai Dashmi. ADVERTISEMENTS: He started his education in his village. He passed Matriculation Examination in 1919. Then he joined a famous college but he had to stop his studies because he joined the Freedom struggle.In 1922 he went to San-Francisco where he did his graduation with his own ef­forts. Thus he was a self made student. In 1929 he returned to India. Image Source: monsterbacklinks.comHe made up his mind to live and die for his country in 1921. He dedicated his life to the struggle for freedom in 1934.In 1934 he became the Secretary of the Socialist Party. Pt.…

The Parliamentary system of government as practiced in the United Kingdom and other countries functions on the basis of majority party working under the leadership of the Prime Minister.His position is of pre-eminence and is more powerful than the President in Presidential system. In recent times, there has been increasing use of the term ‘Prime Ministerial’ as synonymous with ‘Parliamentary’ Government. This change has occurred due to continuous widening of the powers of the Prime Minister.So important is the stature of the office, that every Parliamentary election is the Prime Ministerial elections. Every party puts its leader as probable Prime Ministerial candidate. He is leader of majority party in the Lower House. Image Source: bizsummit.mn ADVERTISEMENTS: In his capacity he garners support of his party colleagues on various issues and…

India’s experience with Parliamentary form of Government is closely intertwined with the British system. For, India adopted the Westminster Model as it was deemed necessary remedy for evils confronting Indian Society.But, in recent years Parliamentary system has shown tendencies that have belied the expectations. It is more and more becoming a hand maiden of Cabinet under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Image Source: preview.turbosquid.com Reasons: ADVERTISEMENTS: The major reasons for decline of Parliament in India have been1. Growing authority of the Cabinet.2. Changing socio-economic composition.3. Changing quality of debate and irrational conflict and hatreds among members. ADVERTISEMENTS: 4. Lack of enlightened public opinion to enforce accountability on representatives.5. Political populism and nepotism.6. Lack of accommodative as well as assertive posture on the part of leadership in view of coalition…