USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is “buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path.

Detailed explanation-2: -He won his seat in a double landslide victory in 1984. It won a landslide victory in the 1948 election. The election result was described by the party as a landslide victory. In the national elections held in 2001, the party won a landslide victory with a two-thirds majority.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roosevelt went on to win the greatest electoral landslide since the rise of hegemonic control between the Democratic and Republican parties in the 1850s. Roosevelt took 60.8% of the popular vote, while Landon won 36.5% and Lemke won just under 2%.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: As per Article 55(3) of the Constitution of India, the election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot.