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Electoral process and Election Commission

Political Science · Unit 7 · ~12 min read · Original chapter

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Elections turn adult franchise into government: voters choose representatives, parties compete, and losers accept the result because the process is trusted. The Election Commission of India runs that process as an independent constitutional body. Its Model Code of Conduct and use of electronic voting machines show how rules and technology together protect the fairness of the vote.

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