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While it may sound absurd to discuss disadvantages of Democracy in the World’s largest democracy, it seems there if some weight in the arguments that democracy has not been entirely good for this nation. In a nation where about 40% (400 Millions) of the population is illiterate and about 25% of the population (250 Millions) live below poverty line which is less than a dollar a day, one can only imagine the kind of governments thrown up when this 40% votes.
In the last General elections held in India, in 2009, only 59% of the eligible population voted which given the demographics of the country is about 30% of the total population. Of these 30% voters 30% voted for the UPA which therefore won and came to power. The UPA actually received about 153 million votes which are actually only 10% of the population. So in a country where 10% votes can win you power and you have 40% people who are illiterates and below the poverty line it may be assumed and without too much of risk that vote bank politics and corruption would rule the agendas and not development and international relations.
This is one big disadvantage which mothers a lot of other vices in the system. According to a lot of estimated the educated middle class votes the least in terms of percentages and therefore the leaders are chosen by the parties based on caste, creed and other such factors that appeal to the poor population. The government thus formed may more often than not work for its own welfare and not nation building, therefore giving a freehand to corrupt practices in politics and bureaucracy. And this has happened in India for the last 60 years and is still happening. People are asking votes on the name of caste, religion, and other such sentimental issues rather than development and other rational issues.
With various parties having stronghold in various regions, and the lack of a strong single national party, Indian government has become a slave of coalition politics which has been a deterrent to a lot of progressive steps.
While there are other such arguments, the fact remains that India is the largest democracy and will remain so for a long time to come. If the political system focuses on getting votes by delivering in development, the numbers are in India’s favor and can therefore pave the way for her to become the superpower that she yearns to become.
January 21, 2011 at 7:01 pm
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June 2, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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June 16, 2011 at 7:48 pm
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June 16, 2011 at 7:48 pm
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June 16, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Hmm room for improvement is there !!
July 27, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Hi! that’s what i too feel. It helped me in discussion…thanks alot 4 this !!!!!
August 1, 2011 at 11:16 pm
even i am now prepared for my class debate than a lot
August 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm
This helped me a lot thanks I am now prepared for the debate of Tommorow. Am the student of class 9″A” A.P.S.B
September 10, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Thank you!! This really helped me in my debate….
November 2, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Thanks!This article was really helpful for our Democratic Politics Group Discussion(G.D).I’m a student of Class 9.And I also love your article because of its free and explanatory style.
November 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm
sorry to say but its not helpful for my class debate.
December 1, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Thank you veryyyyyyy much sir .
It helped me a lot.
December 9, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Very well written!!
December 9, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I am is now fully prepared for my debeat! from unnati
January 19, 2012 at 12:56 pm
evrything has merits n demerits but i think it has very low dmerits from other forms
January 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm
more is the good than bad
January 19, 2012 at 1:08 pm
what is democracy everyone knows but …..
March 20, 2012 at 8:53 pm
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April 2, 2012 at 2:19 am
nice……bt u can improve
April 30, 2012 at 4:42 am
yery good i got to know a lot about negative of democracy………………
April 30, 2012 at 4:45 am
good points of negative democracy…
May 9, 2012 at 11:36 pm
these are not negative democracy but the bad form of goverment which we have made….!@!!
May 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm
thank u very much for such a great info…….!!!
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May 13, 2012 at 6:08 pm
please try to give in a manner , which people can understand easily
May 23, 2012 at 6:40 pm
it is really helpful…..
May 23, 2012 at 6:41 pm
really helped me in my debate preparations
May 28, 2012 at 7:57 pm
good points for my speech
June 13, 2012 at 7:19 pm
i will surely use it for my debate!!!!
June 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm
it is the great voice to take up for our nation
June 26, 2012 at 9:14 pm
i willl pick tis point up for my debate
July 11, 2012 at 10:46 pm
It’s True And Very Strong…Thanks sir….I ave a debate tomorrow,hope we win(Boys vs Girls).
July 12, 2012 at 7:32 pm
good thought in against of democracy and it helped in prepairing the class debade 🙂
August 6, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Helped very much for class debate 😀
Can you make it IN points??
August 7, 2012 at 1:46 pm
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August 8, 2012 at 7:32 pm
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August 13, 2012 at 9:37 pm
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August 31, 2012 at 6:41 am
democracy approved a new law against untouchability those who practises these are well punished but these are only in big city not in village.
August 31, 2012 at 10:28 pm
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September 1, 2012 at 11:10 pm
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September 13, 2012 at 4:35 pm
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September 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm
it helps us… thanks sir… it help me in my gd
October 15, 2012 at 8:23 pm
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it helped me in a class debate
October 25, 2012 at 5:04 pm
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January 13, 2013 at 7:16 pm
just for the sake of democreacy everyday 1800 cr is spent in a country where we have 840 million people have their daily waige less than 20 rs.
January 14, 2013 at 6:34 pm
hi it helped me a lot for my debate
June 1, 2013 at 1:49 pm
can u give me one point about bad effect of democracy??
June 3, 2013 at 10:59 am
I have already listed a few in the post itself..
July 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Its very good for our class debate and basicly knowledge
July 20, 2013 at 3:10 pm
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December 6, 2013 at 3:09 pm
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December 10, 2014 at 6:01 pm
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July 13, 2015 at 3:38 pm
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