One Candidate One Constituency

Question 1

Recently, the Chief Election Commissioner asked the Ministry of Law & Justice to limit the seats from which a candidate can contest to just _______.

Answer 1

one

Question 2

As per Section 33(7) of theRPA (Representation of the People Act), 1951, one candidate can contest from a maximum of _____ constituencies.

Answer 2

two

More constituencies were allowed until 1996 when the RPA was amended to set the cap at two constituencies.

Question 3

While 33(7) allows candidates to contest from two seats, Section _____ bars candidates from representing two constituencies in the Lok Sabha/state. Assembly.

Answer 3

70

Question 4

A system should be devised wherein if a candidate contested from two constituencies and won both, then he or she would bear the financial burden of conducting the subsequent by-election in one of the constituencies.

Answer 4

The amount would be Rs 5 lakh for a Vidhan Sabha election and Rs 10 lakh for a Lok Sabha election.

Question 5

An _________ is a pre-election survey to gather voters’ views on a range of election-related issues.

Answer 5

opinion poll

Question 6

An ________, on the other hand, is conducted immediately after people have voted, and assesses the support for political parties and their candidates.

Answer 6

exit poll