Very Short Question and Answers - System of Elections in India - Constituencies

Every five years.

They stand dissolved.

Elections held simultaneously in all constituencies.

An election held to fill a vacancy in a constituency.

Voters in each area elect one representative from their electoral constituency.

543 constituencies.

The representative elected from a Lok Sabha constituency.

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

To ensure representation for weaker sections in elections.

Only someone from the Scheduled Castes.

84 seats.

It aims to prevent the underrepresentation of weaker sections.

Seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local bodies.

It ensures women's representation in rural and urban local bodies.

Constituencies where only members of Scheduled Tribes can contest elections.

The number of reserved seats is proportional to their population share.

It may deprive the Parliament and Assemblies of representation from weaker sections.

Divisions within villages or towns for electing local body representatives.

It governs the election system, ensuring democratic representation.

To ensure fairness and equality in the democratic process.