This document questions the present electoral system in India which is based on the First Past the Post (FPTP) system. Due to peculiarities of elections conducted under the FPTP system, representatives in India are chosen by minority votes defying the basic tenet of democratic system. Apart from this, most of the national and state governments have been minority regimes, not fully representing the majority will of electors in India. The demerits of the FPTP system as operational in India have been brought out through analyzing data of last few elections.

Manoj Agrawal is an entrepreneur by profession and social activist by passion. He has done his graduation from Banglore University, Bengaluru. His core area of interest includes good governance and systemic reforms in politics. He has formed an organization named People For Nation (www.peoplefornation.org) which is working in the field of electoral reforms since last five years. He is also founding trustee of Ram Sumarni Devi Charitable Trust which runs various projects like charitable clinic, computer centre and scholarships for poor students.