alleryStart learning →India's method of electing Lok Sabha members is called:
APreferential Sharing
BThe List System
CProportional Voting
DFirst Past the Post
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. First Past the Post
1. The winner is simply the candidate ahead of all others.
2. This method is called the First Past the Post system.
3. It is abbreviated FPTP.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 3 'Election and Representation' (keps203)_
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