Every candidate has to make a legal declaration, giving full details of:
(i) Serious criminal cases pending against the candidate,
(ii) Details of the assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family; and 
(iii) Education qualification of the candidate.
This information has to be made public.

6 years.

A democratic countries which fulfil the following conditions may not require elections:
(i) A small country which have homogeneous and educated population may not require election.
(ii) A country which have skilled and willing people to take decisions on a regular basis.

An election is a decision-making process by which an electorates choose an individual to represent them in legislature or any  office.

Election campaign:
She should ensure that election campaign is fair and peaceful.
1. Caste and religion are not used in the campaign
2. The ruling party does not make use of official machinery in the election campaign.
3. Election posters are not put on the walls of the buildings.
4. Money or other things like wine and other articles (saris, sewing machines, food grains etc.) are not distributed in the election campaign.
5. She should see that no one threatens the voters.
6. No party or candidate should use any place of worship for election propaganda.

(i) Political leaders all over the world, like all other professionals, are motivated by a desire to advance their political careers.
(ii) They want to remain in power or get power and positions for themselves.
(iii) They may wish to serve the people as well.
(iv) Regular electoral competition provides incentives to political parties and leaders.
(v) They know that if they raise issues that people want to be raised, their popularity and chances of victory will increase in the next elections.
(vi) But if they fail to satisfy the voters with their work they will not be able to win again.
(vii) So if a political party is motivated only by the desire to be in power, even then it will be forced to serve the people.

(i) One of the main characteristics of democracy is free and fair elections. The Election Commission which is responsible for conducting elections in the country, has been given wide powers.
(ii) It enjoys the same kind of independence that the judiciary enjoys. In fact very few Election Commissions in the world have such wide-ranging powers as the Election Commission of India.
(iii) To ensure that the elections are free and fair, it is necessary to give such powers to the Election Commission. It is good for democracy.

No. To win an election, a candidate has to secure more votes than any other candidate. In the Gulbarga constituency, the candidate who won the election got 37.76% of votes. Out of 8.28 lakh votes polled, he got 312432 votes and won. In this election, about 57.5% voters exercised their right to vote.

The candidates standing for election are required to give a detailed statement of their property. This is done to keep a check on their corrupt practices, if any. They should not enhance their property and assets, if they won the election.

1.10 Assembly constituencies are there in Gulbarga Lok Sabha Constituency.
2. No, in my Lok Sabha constituency there are 9 assembly constituencies.
Note: Answer will vary from state to state.