in country Lok Sabha ElectionsThe trumpet has been blown. Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held from April 19 to June 1. But do you know that for the first time fake voting took place in the country, after which the process of elections was started. Let us tell you the story of the country’s first fake voting in this article today.
When did the fake voting take place?
Actually, the first general elections in the country were held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952. However, before this, mock elections were conducted in the country to familiarize the people of the country with the election process. This fake election took place in 1951. Thanks to this election, the people of the country came to know how to vote. Apart from this, the officials in this fake election were also trained well, so that they could conduct the real elections properly.
Where was the first vote cast?
The first general elections in India were held in the year 1952. However, the country’s first vote for this election was cast on 25 October 1951 in Chini tehsil of Himachal Pradesh. However, the voters here had to wait for months to know the result of their vote. In the country’s first general election, the highest turnout was in Kottayam constituency of Kerala. There was 80 percent voting here. Whereas, the lowest voting took place in Shahdol of Madhya Pradesh. Only 20 percent voting took place here.
This is how the parties campaigned
When the first general elections were held in the country, the parties had very limited resources for campaigning. Despite this, the parties campaigned wholeheartedly. It is said that at that time many parties had campaigned by writing promises on the backs of animals and sought votes for themselves. Especially this method was widely adopted in West Bengal. On the other hand, the Communist Party was the only party which campaigned through radio in the country’s first general elections. However, this publicity was not on Akashvani, but on Radio Moscow.
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