India we have the largest democracy in the world, but we
feel the democracy is not functioning properly because of certain reasons. So now the researchers are contemplating as to why this largest democracy is not functioning properly? There is something wrong in the electoral process. Here are some suggestions. Additionally, in most cases candidates win elections by garnering just 30-35 per cent of the total votes. Therefore it is impossible for them to be deemed the choice of a majority of votes cast. First-past-the-post elections were designed to address this anomaly.