Elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of States in India are held on the basis of
(A) single transferable vote
(B) limited suffrage
(C) proportional representation
(D) adult franchise
Correct Answer : adult franchise
Question Asked : SSC Statistical Investigators Grade-IV Exam 2005
Explanation : Democracy is the rule with the consent of the majority-government ‘of the people, for the people, by the people’. It recognizes the Paramountcy of the people’s will. Vox pupuli, vox del: ‘the voice of the people is the voice of God’. This will is expressed through the accredited and elected representatives of the people sitting in parliament. Universal adult franchise means all citizens who’s age is above 18 have the right to vote. Every effort is made to ensure that the will of the people is properly and freely exercised.
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