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A candidate wins her seat with 38 percent of votes, more than anyone else but not a majority. India's system allowing this is:
AFirst Past the Post
BProportional Representation
CSingle Transferable Vote
DSeparate electorate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. First Past the Post
1. The one ahead of all others wins.
2. No majority is needed.
3. This is First Past the Post.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._
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