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State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer. People may lose confidence in the democratic process due to corruption during elections.

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Question

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer.

People may lose confidence in the democratic process due to corruption during elections.

Give Reasons
True or False
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Solution

This statement is true.

Reasons:

Corruption in elections erodes fairness and legitimacy, undermines public trust, reduces participation, and causes citizens to lose confidence in democracy by fostering vote‑buying, criminalisation, misuse of money, perceptions of impunity, biased outcomes and weak accountability and electoral legitimacy.

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Chapter 2.5: Challenges faced by Indian Democracy - Exercise [Page 99]
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