First past the post system :Duvergers law
The Indian constitution adopts the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system of elections, otherwise known as simple majority where a candidate with the most number of votes from a constituency wins the seat. Some believe that this system is undemocratic and unrepresentative of diverse identities. The critics of the FPTP system have called for reexamining this constitutional choice and have argued for adopting the system of proportional representation Debates : So why did the constitution framers choose FPTP? Are those historical reasons still relevant in today’s India? Article 81 of the constitution stipulates for FPTP. The constituent assembly took up this provision (draft Article 67 ) for discussion on January 4, 1949 . Kazi Syed Karimuddin offered the strongest critique of FPTP and made a case for adopting proportional representation. He sought to move an amendment to substitute FPTP with “system of proportional representation with ...
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