GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Block Samiti
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Gram Panchayat
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Gram Sabha
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Zila Parishad
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which is an example of direct democracy in India ? Notes: The lowest ladder of the Panchayati Raj is Gram Sabha. Gram Sabha is the General Body of the Village Panchayat and consists of all the eligible voters in the jurisdiction of the Gram Panchayat which extend over a village or a group of villages.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gram Panchayat is not a form of direct democracy as people choose representatives to the Panchayat. The following principles apply in direct democracy: People are sovereign.
Detailed explanation-3: -United States. In the New England region of the United States, towns in states such as Vermont decide local affairs through the direct democratic process of the town meeting. This is the oldest form of direct democracy in the United States, and predates the founding of the country by at least a century.