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Assembly Elections Result 2023: 14 Interesting Facts About The World's Largest Election In India
India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. The concept of democracy as visualized by the Constitution pre-supposes the representation of the people in Parliament and State legislatures by the method of election. So, it will be apt to say that In this country, democracy runs like a golden thread in the social, economic, and political fabric woven by the Constitution given by 'We, the People of India' unto ourselves.
The Supreme Court, the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India has said that democracy is one of the inalienable basic features of the Constitution of India and forms part of its basic structure.
What Does Parliament Consist Of?
A Parliamentary form of government was adopted by the Constitution of India and it consists of the President of India and two houses- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. As India is a union of states, therefore, it has separate state legislatures for each state.
The Constitution of India adopted a Parliamentary form of government. Parliament consists of the President of India and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. India, being a Union of states, has separate state legislatures for each state. State legislatures consist of the Governor and two Houses - Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly - in seven states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, and of the Governor and the state Legislative Assembly in the remaining 22 states.
Apart from these, two out of the seven Union Territories, namely, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry, also have their Legislative Assemblies.
What Is The Election Commission of India?
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country
Well, India State Legislative Assembly elections 2023 which have been ongoing since Tuesday, 7 November 2023 will come to an end on 3 December 2023 and while we all are anxiously waiting for the results, let us know 12 Interesting Facts About World's Largest Election In India.
1.
The
first
general
elections
of
India
started
on
October
25,
1951,
and
continued
till
February
21,
1952.
2.
In
1989,
the
61st
Constitutional
Amendment
reduced
the
voting
age
from
21
years
to
18
years.
3.
Electronic
voting
machine
(EVM)
was
used
for
the
first
time
in
the
general
election
in
Kerala
in
1982.
4.
The
symbol
of
None
of
the
Above
(NOTA)
was
designed
by
National
Institute
of
Design,
Ahmedabad.
5.
In
Lok
Sabha
elections,
the
None
of
the
Above
(NOTA)
option
was
first
used
in
2014.
It
polled
1.1%
of
the
votes,
which
is
over
6
million.
6.
The
cost
of
the
Lok
Sabha
elections
is
borne
by
the
Government
of
India.
However,
the
honorariums
of
the
poll
observers
are
paid
by
the
Election
Commission.
7.
The
first
Lok
Sabha
elections
in
1952
cost
around
Rs104.5
million,
while
the
2014
general
elections
cost
almost
Rs38.7
billion
(Rs3,870.3
crore).
8.
When
general
elections
are
held
simultaneously
with
Assembly
polls,
the
cost
is
shared
by
the
Centre
and
the
respective
state
governments
on
a
50:50
basis.
9.
A
citizen
of
India
of
25
years
of
age
or
more
can
become
a
chief
minister,
who
heads
a
state
government's
council
of
ministers
and
can
be
deputed
in
that
role
by
a
deputy
chief
minister.
10.
The
Central
Legislative
Assembly
was
the
lower
house
of
the
Imperial
Legislative
Council,
the
legislature
of
British
India.
11.
It
was
created
by
the
Government
of
India
Act
1919,
implementing
the
Montagu-Chelmsford
Reforms.
It
was
also
sometimes
called
the
Indian
Legislative
Assembly
and
the
Imperial
Legislative
Assembly.
12.
Sarojini
Naidu
was
the
first
woman
to
become
the
governor
of
an
Indian
state.
She
governed
Uttar
Pradesh
from
15
August
1947
to
2
March
1949.
13.
In
October
1963,
Sucheta
Kripalani
created
history
by
becoming
the
Chief
Minister
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
becoming
the
first
woman
to
hold
such
a
position
in
India.
14.
Section
62(5)
of
the
Representation
of
the
People
Act,
1951
states
that
"no
person
shall
vote
at
any
election
is
he
is
confined
in
a
prison,
whether
under
a
sentence
of
imprisonment
or
transportation
or
otherwise,
or
is
in
the
lawful
custody
of
the
police".
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