1. Candidate:
The person who contests in the election.
2. Constituency:
States and Union territories are divided into constituencies.
3. Ballot:
The paper which is used in election for voting. It contains the symbols of the contestants.
4. EVM:
Electronic Voting Machine.
5. Election campaign:
The constants request the voters to vote for them. This procedure is called election campaign.
6. Election Commission:
It is an independent institution which conducts free and fair elections.
7. Voters’ list:
A list with the names of voters.
8. Procedure of voting:
The voters give their votes secretly.
9. Free and fair elections:
The elections in which the voters give their vote without any influence or pressure.