History and Civics Chapter 5 Franchise Representation Solutions

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Prepare voters list: It is responsible to preparing a list of eligible voters and updating existing voter’s list. It has the sole authority to issue voter identity cards.

Formulate the timetable and programme of elections: It is responsible for conducting free and fair elections and decides when to conduct elections and how to conduct elections in every state.

Scrutinize candidate applications: Every candidate, affiliated to a party or standing independent, has to fill an application with the election commission giving information about oneself. The commission then scrutinizes all the applications and allows the eligible candidates to contest.

Recognize political parties: All political parties are required to be recognized by the Election commission. The commission has the right to derecognize a party as well. It is also responsible for allotting election symbols to the political parties.

Resolve disputes relating to elections: The commission is responsible for resolution of any dispute arising regarding elections. It can accordingly declare any candidate disqualified and call for re-election in a constituency.

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Television is an audio-visual medium. It overcomes the limitations of a radio and newspaper and shows the actual visuals of an event, news, etc., whether national or international to people.

Nowadays, television channels also telecast programmes based on history. For e.g. Channels like Discovery, History, National Geographic, etc.

Various mythological and historical serials create interest in history among large number of people.

These serials and programmes help people to have a deep understanding of the political, social, economic and cultural conditions of that particular period.

Due to all these reasons, television is the most popular medium.

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In the pre-independence period, newspapers became the first mass medium for circulating information and knowledge among people.

It brought about a social and national awakening among the people and mobilised them against the oppressive British rule.

The newspaper Darpan made people aware of certain historical events like the remarriage of Hindu widows, the danger of a Russian attack on India, etc.

Dnyanoday shed light on the course of events that took place during the Indian War of Independence, 1857.

Deenbandhu discussed issues relating to the masses (Bahujan samaj) of that period.

Kesari and Maratha newspapers threw light on the social and political issues of the contemporary period.