The following points state outcomes of elections in India
(i) The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state levels.
In fact in every two out of the three elections held in the last fifteen years, the ruling party lost.
(ii) Candidates who are known to have spent a lot of money on 'buying votes' and those with known criminal connections often lose elections.
(iii) Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as 'people's verdict' by defeated party.
So, considering the above points, it is truly said that one final test of the free and fairness of election lies in the outcome itself.

Election held after every five years is termed as general election.

Chaudhary Devi La! formed the new party, Lok Dal.

There are many limitations and challenges to Indian elections.
These include:
(i) Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over small parties and independent candidates.
(ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to push others out of the electoral race and to secure a 'ticket' from major parties.
(iii) Some families tend to dominate political parties; tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.
(iv) Very often elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens, for both the major parties are quite similar to each other both in policies and practice.
(v) Smaller parties and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage compared to bigger parties.

Some of the unfair practises are as follows:
(i) Inclusion of wrong names and exclusion of names in the voters' list;
(ii) Misuse of government  facilities and officials by the ruling party;
(iii) Excessive use of money by rich candidates and big parties and bribing voters.
(iv) Distribution of liquors and money to voters.
(v) Use of threat to voters.
(vi) Rigging of votes.

Earlier, instead of EVMs, ballot papers were used. It is a sheet of paper on which the names of the contesting candidates along with the party name and symbol are listed. Voters have to mark or put a stamp on the space beside symbol or on the symbol according to his/her choice of candidate. Only one vote is permitted and so only one choice is possible. Now a days, ballot papers has been changed by EVMs.

Election campaign is an electoral process that gives the contesting candidates and political parties to present themselves as the best option for common people to elect them.
In India, an election campaign takes place for a period of two weeks between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling.
1. During this period, newspaper and television channels are full of election-related news, stories, and debates.
2. Political parties start preparing for elections months before they actually take place.

Four state have more than 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in India.
1. Andhra Pradesh (42),
2. Maharashtra (48),
3. Uttar Pradesh (80),
4. West Bengal (42).

The country is divided into different area for purpose of elections on the basis of population. These areas are called electoral constituencies.

The real life politics is tough and competitive. It requires a lot of money and muscle power to remain in electoral politics.
(i) To change this scenario, a drastic transformation is required.
(ii) One way is to improve the knowledge and character of political leaders.
(iii) Politicians should join it like a career and profession where educated and talented people join it as a meaning full purpose.
(iv) The other way is to set up a system where political leader are rewarded for serving the people and punished for not doing so.