Practicing Success
What distinguished Manipur's elections in June 1948 in Independent India? |
First elections with women's suffrage in India First elections based on proportional representation First elections with a direct referendum None of the above. |
First elections with women's suffrage in India |
Manipur was a princely state with its own monarch, Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh, and a distinct political and administrative system. Since the elections were done on the basis of a Universal adult Franchise, thus, it became the first election in India in which every adult, including 'women' were given voting rights. |