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5 June 2024 Current Affairs

The Lok Sabha elections have concluded with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 seats. The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's Parliament, composed of a maximum of 550 members, and elections occur every five years based on universal adult suffrage. India employs the First Past the Post voting system, where voters select one candidate in their constituency, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

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5 June 2024 Current Affairs

The Lok Sabha elections have concluded with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 seats. The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's Parliament, composed of a maximum of 550 members, and elections occur every five years based on universal adult suffrage. India employs the First Past the Post voting system, where voters select one candidate in their constituency, and the candidate with the most votes wins.

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LOK SABHA ELECTION

Syllabus: POLITY AND CONSTITUTION

Context: The results for all the Lok Sabha constituencies have been declared by the Election
Commission of India (ECI), with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing 240 seats.

Learning Points:

 The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India’s
bicameral Parliament, which includes the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, and the
President of India.

Composition of Lok Sabha:

 Maximum Strength: 550 members


 530 represent the States
 20 represent the Union Territories
 The provision for the nomination of 2 members from the Anglo-Indian community by
the President was discontinued after the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.

Lok Sabha Elections:

 Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected from states, union territories, or appointed
for their expertise.
 Elections occur every 5 years as general elections.
 The Constitution of India has adopted universal adult suffrage as the basis for
elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
 Any Indian citizen of/above 18 years of age (lowered from 21 to 18 years by the 61st
Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988) is eligible for casting vote.
 The election-related provisions are covered in Articles 324 through 329 of Part XV of
the Constitution.
 The Election Commission (EC) of India, established under Article 324, is the sole
organization responsible for conducting elections.

System of Voting:

 India follows the First Past the Post system (FPTP) of elections for Lok Sabha and
State Legislative Assemblies.
 In the FPTP system, the entire country is divided into small geographical units called
constituencies.
 Every constituency elects one representative, where a voter votes for one candidate.
 A candidate who gets more votes than other candidates is declared the winner.
 The winning candidate need not get a majority, i.e. 50%+1 of the votes.
 Some examples of countries that follow the FPTP system include India, UK, Canada
etc.

Process of Polling and Counting of Votes:

 Voters select a single candidate by marking against the candidate of their choice
through electronic voting machines.
 The candidate who secures the highest number of votes is declared elected.

Practice Question

Q1. With reference to the First Past the Post system (FPTP), consider the following statements:

1. India follows the First Past the Post system of elections for Lok Sabha and State
Legislative Assemblies.
2. In the FPTP system, the entire country is divided into small geographical units called
constituencies.
3. Every constituency elects one representative, where a voter votes for one candidate.
4. A candidate who gets more votes than other candidates is declared the winner.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one


(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

Solution (d)

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