What makes an election democratic?

What makes an election democratic?

Ans.

Elections are made democratic when the following conditions are fulfilled :

(i) Everyone should be able to choose. This means that everyone should have one vote and every vote should have equal value.

(ii) There should be something to choose from. Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections and should offer some real choice to the voters.

(iii) The choice should be offered at regular intervals. Elections must be held regularly after every few years.

(iv) The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.

(v) Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish. 

These might look like very simple and easy conditions. But there are many countries where these are not fulfilled.