Question

How many hours before the closure of election must the election campaign end?
A. 48 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 18 hours
D. 72 hours

Answer 1

Hint:
> Election is defined as a formal group decision making process in which the entire population elects a suitable candidate.
> It has been used since ancient Greece and ancient Rome.
> An election is the selection among any two or more parties.

Complete answer:
Option A – 48 hours is the period which is also known as the Election Silence, pre-election silence, electoral silence or campaign silence. It is the period in which the campaigning of elections is stopped or banned before the election day in order to convince people to vote for a specific candidate. It is also done in order to enable a free voting environment and give them time to analyze the suitable candidate. According to Section 126 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 it is mandatory to maintain an election silence of 48 hours before the polling day of the election. It has also been decided to put a ban on the intermediaries such as internet, radio and television and print media which is newspaper, magazine, poster and placard for declaring any decision to the public. So, it is the correct answer.

Option B – is an incorrect answer.

Option C – is also an incorrect answer.

Option D is also not the relevant answer.

Therefore the correct answer is C

Note
 Different countries have different silence period such as:
> Afghanistan has a 24 hours silence period.
> Indonesia has 3 days silence before the voting day.
> Malaysia has a silence period only on the day of election.