Indian Democracy — Social Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceIndian Democracy2 Marks
Question
Give the reason : Election is a barometer of democracy.
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Answer
(1) Elections reflect the prevailing mood the people; wherein the people decide either to in the ruling party or to vote it out of office.
(2) Elections provide an opportunity to people to evaluate the performance of their government. Large-scale dissatisfaction leads to people voting against the party in power and eleting the alternative party at the election.
(3) People endorse the policies and the policies and programmes of political parties by voting for or against it in the election. Thus, election determines The future direction of policy Therefore, elections are described as a barometer of democracy.
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