Questions Answers For All Chapters – Geography Class 8
Field Visit
Questionnaire :
Visit to the elections division’s office at the taluka and district level:
(1) Name of the office.
Answer: Election Division Office at the Taluka/District level.
(2) What is the designation of the chief at this office?
Answer: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) or District Election Officer (DEO).
(3) What are the different duties performed by this office?
Answer: Voter registration, updating electoral rolls, conducting elections, voter awareness, handling election-related complaints, and counting votes.
(4) Who directs the work carried out in the election division?
Answer: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) or District Election Officer (DEO).
(5) Which are the various elections conducted through this office?
Answer: Lok Sabha (Parliamentary), Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly), Panchayat, Municipal, and by-elections.
(6) From where do they get the additional manpower required during election?
Answer: Government staff, teachers, and other government employees.
(7) How many days prior to election is the notice given?
Answer: Typically 30-45 days before the election.
(8) Who does the work of enlisting new voters and updating the electoral lists?
Answer: Booth Level Officers (BLO) and other appointed officials.
(9) Who conducts the training programmes for the elections?
Answer: Conducted by the Election Commission through the CEO’s office.
(10) Which are the licenses issued by the office during elections?
Answer: Permits for rallies, loudspeakers, and political advertisements.
(11) How many people are appointed at the polling centre during voting?
Answer: Presiding Officer, Polling Officers, and security personnel.
(12) When is the voting of officials appointed for election duty taken? How?
Answer: Before the general public voting, through postal ballots or special voting centers.
(13) What are the timings of the voting?
Answer: Usually from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(14) Is the timing of voting extended under special circumstances?
Answer: Yes, under special circumstances like technical issues or high voter turnout.
(15) What efforts are taken to make the process of voting transparent?
Answer: Use of VVPAT machines, independent observers, and CCTV monitoring.
(16) Tell the advantages /disadvantages of voting machine. (EVM)
Answer:
- Advantages: Fast counting, accuracy, reduced chances of invalid votes.
- Disadvantages: Technical malfunctions, mistrust among voters.
(17) How are voting machines obtained?
Answer: From the Election Commission.
(18) Since when are the voting machines being used?
Answer: EVMs have been used since the early 2000s.
(19) What action needs to be taken if the voting machine becomes faulty?
Answer: Replacement by a standby machine and recording of issues.
(20) How was voting conducted earlier?
Answer: Paper ballots.
(21) The Code of Conduct is applicable for how many days before and after the elections?
Answer: Usually 45 days before and a few days after elections.
(22) Which departments do you seek help from to conduct the elections?
Answer: Police, local administration, revenue department, and health department.
(23) In which circumstances are by-elections held?
Answer: Held when a seat becomes vacant due to resignation, death, or disqualification.
(24) What do you do if the candidates get equal votes?
Answer: Decision through a lottery system or re-election.
(25) Who declares the end result of the election in the public?
Answer: Chief Electoral Officer or District Election Officer.
(26) Does the office maintain records of the earlier elections?
Answer: Yes, records of previous elections are maintained.
(27) Do you issue certificates to the elected candidates? Who signs these certificates?
Answer: Issued by the Election Officer and signed by the Chief Electoral Officer.
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