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Election and Representation — Political Science STD 11 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 HumanitiesPolitical ScienceElection and Representation5 Marks
Question
“Indian democracy is now ready to shift from a crude First Past the Post system to a system of Proportional Representation”. Do you agree with this statement? Give your reasons for or against this statement.
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Answer

Indian democracy is not yet ready to replace the First Past the Post system with Proportional Representation because,
  • Proportional representation system complicated system which would be difficult to work in a sub-continental country like India.
  • In PR system, voters have only choice to choose a party and the representatives are elected on the basis of party lists. There is no representative for one locality which would be held accountable.
  • Indian is a vast country with a large number of ethnic and social groups. PR system would encourage each community to form its own party which endanger the social fabric of the country.
  • PR based election may not be suitable for giving a stable government in a parliamentary system.

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Freedom to criticise treatment of widows.
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Substantive achievement.
b.
Taking decisions in the constituent assembly on the basis of reason, not self interest.
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Procedural achievement.
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Accepting importance of community in an individual’s life.
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Neglect of gender justice.
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Article 370 and 371.
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