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4 ELECTORAL POLITICS 7, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , WORKSHEET-82, i Max., name Class. Roll NO. ......000 ie. : Marks Perce, Study Material, , , , , , , , Constituency—Voters in a geographical area who elect a representative to the legislative bodies., 2 Factionalism—Creating party within party., , \ Reserved constituencies—Some constituencies are reserved for the people who belong to the Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes., much, , 4 Electoral roll ‘Voters’ list—In a democratic election, the list of those who are eligible to vote is, before the election and given to everyone. This list is officially called the roll, It is known as, , <P the voters list, , S Code of Conduct—A set of norms and guidelines to be followed by political parties and contesting candidates |, , during election time. |, , 6. EPiC—Election Photo Identity Card. The government has tried to give this card to every person on the voters’ |, , list, , ° EVM—Electronic Voting Machine. This machine is used to record votes., , & Rigging—Fraud and malpractices indulged b: a party or candidate to increase its votes. It inch, see eco peceone taliig the votes of others multiple votes by the same person,, coercing polling officers to favour a candidate., , | 9 Turnout—The percentage of eligible voters who cast their votes in an election., , | 0. Incumbent—The current holder of a political office., , i, | 11. Level playing field—Condition in which all parties and, opportunities to appeal for votes and to carry out ctio

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re a aaa LL, , , , Answer the following questions:, , , , 5. What is called election? Mention three choices which the voters make in an election. 3, Ans, , 6. What are the demerits of an electoral competition? 3 {, Ans., , , , 7. Is it good to have political competition? Give reasons., , , , , , Ans.