CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Every person who wishes to contest an election has to fill out a ‘nomination form’ and give some money as ‘security deposit’. This information is made available to the public so that voters can make their decision on the basis of the information provided by the candidates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Section 33 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 already empowers the Central Government to prescribe the form of nomination papers to be filed by the candidates to elections to the Union Legislature or the State Legislatures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Similar to the Lok Sabha elections, the leader of the majority party/alliance takes oath as Chief Minister of the State. The Election Commission conducts the elections and provides voluntary facility to 80 years plus aged electors to vote through ballot papers at their homes depending upon polling booth accessibility.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every Indian citizen who has attained the age of 18 years on the qualifying date i.e. first day of January of the year of revision of electoral roll, unless otherwise disqualified, is eligible to be registered as a voter in the roll of the part/polling area of the constituency where he is ordinarily resident.