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Democracy and the Indian Election Process

Democracy

1- A democracy is a form of government in which the people rule, directly or through elected representatives.

2- It is the rule of the public, for the public, by the public.

Voting

Voting is considered a characteristic symptom of most types of democracy. Voting is a method of decision-making that reveals people's choices, through which a person or group presents their side. Therefore, it is a fundamental process that keeps democracy alive.

Faulty Voting Process

The Indian election process is highly flawed. It violates the basic sentiments of democracy. It is appropriate only when there are two candidates or two political parties. But when more than two candidates or parties are in the election field, this process is false or unscrupulous. This process selects the candidates whom most people do not like. In this way, most people have to be ruled by a person or party acting on unsupported ideas or principles. As if three candidates are on the ground, the public may have to be governed by 40% of the voters, while the sum of divisive votes for both the deceased candidates is 60% in any way (not more than 40% for one candidate). Candidates selected this way will always produce a 40% public policy, which goes against most people's wishes.

Potential Solutions

1- The number of candidates who are in the electoral fray; so, more numbers should be attributed to one vote. If the voter marks only one mark (vote), then all the numbers should go in favor of that candidate. Two types of arrangements are possible for marking more than one mark on a voter.

·       A- All points are distributed equally among all candidates.

·       B- Considering the order of marking the voter's button or marking the vote as the voter's choice, assuming the first, second, third ... choice, the points will be divided according to the same preference. For example, 50% for the first choice, 30% for the second, and 20% for the third choice, etc. This vote-digit division can also be decided by the number of candidates as (1) 60-40, (2) 50-30-20, (3) 40-30-20-10, etc. Or in this method, a condition can also be added as per the requirement that only the first three or four preferences will be awarded.

2- Political alliances of parties should be restricted entirely after elections. This also runs contrary to the original spirit of democracy. Political parties compromise with their ideology and principles to profit themselves. They rule over the majority of people who oppose the ruling party or its candidates. The public's opinion is rarely considered, and elected representatives often join with parties of conflicting ideologies to gain power.

Although this method can be difficult to implement in rural and backward areas, where elderly voters still struggle to understand the voting process, it can work in urban and developed areas. This way, we can avoid situations like Karnataka and Maharashtra and the possibility of interim elections in the country. Interim elections cause heavy financial losses for the government and candidates. They also cause frustration for voters.

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Raghvendra Khare