{"id":33991,"date":"2018-10-30T15:21:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33991"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:51:26","slug":"money-cant-always-buy-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/money-cant-always-buy-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Money can\u2019t always buy votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/money-cant-always-buy-votes\/article20461124.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money can\u2019t always buy votes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a widely held belief that voters in India, especially the poor, sell their votes in exchange for cash or other briberies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the supply of cash and consumption of liquor increases during elections remains unexplained.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What does recent research says about briberies during election?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent research says that spending of money was not reflected in the vote count.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The candidate who spent the most came nowhere near winning the seat, while the candidate who won a landslide victory did so with limited spending.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, distribution of money is seen as an uncertain investment and a leap of faith on the part of the candidate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the reason behind such briberies in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Cash to support a campaign:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parties have weak organisations at the local level and face heavy institutional constraints. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, <\/span><b>money acts as a substitute for the organisation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as cash is used to engage vote mobilisers or local individuals who will seek votes for a party and\/or candidate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>A cheaper move:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the size of constituencies, a candidate requires an army of workers during the campaign period which ends up being quite expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid this, <\/span><b>candidates spend huge sums of money on cash, liquor and gifts that they hand out to their middlemen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Money signals access to powerful networks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money allows candidates to <\/span><b>mobilize supporters who in turn can pull a crowd together<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The display of money during elections is socially approved in certain ways, is a political necessity, and is born of cultural expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Money can\u2019t always buy votes Context: There is a widely held belief that voters in India, especially the poor, sell their votes in exchange for cash or other briberies. Thus, the supply of cash and consumption of liquor increases during elections remains unexplained. What does recent research says about briberies during election? 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