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New Delhi, Feb 10: A two day Nationanl Conference on Campaign for Electoral Reforms in India (CERI) began today at International Youth Centre, Chanakyapuri New Delhi. Former Kolkata , Punjab High Court , Chief Justice D.S. Tewatia was the Chief Guest .
All Manipur Working Journalist Union sent a representative N Noren of Sangai Express to take part in the conference.
In PR Electoral System any party can gain seats only in proportion to the percentage of votes that it gains.
There will not be any difference between the percentage of votes and the percentage of seats. Thus only parties with more percentage of voter support can come to power.
In PR System majority means more than 59% of votes. The other votes are not wasted. They are given to other candidates in order to provide representation to all voters in the assemblies and in the Parliarment. If parties are unable to gain more than 50% of votes they have to make qualitions of parties with similar ideologies before elections in order to influence voters.
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