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Quick Facts:

• The word democracy comes from the Greek terms: ‘Demos’ – people and
‘Kratos’ – to power/rule.
• The first democratic government is thought to have developed during the
th
6 century B.C.
• Winston Churchill once said democracy is the worst of government except
for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
• Democracy is also sometimes referred as the rule by the majority.
• South Africa transitioned into democracy in the year 1994.
• Bhutan is the world’s youngest democracy where the first election began
in the year 2007.
• Fruits of democracy – freedom, equality, Justice, good governance and
peace.
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• 1/6 of the global population lives in India, which makes Republic India the
world’s largest democracy.
• According to The Sixty-first Amendment' of the Constitution of India, the
voting age is 18 in India whereas 16 is the minimum voting age in Scotland,
Switzerland, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Austria, Nicaragua and Cuba.

Conclusion :To create a fair place to live and to voice our opinion, democracy needs
to be implemented in every governance. It gives a platform to debate, discuss and
promote wise utilization of the spoken words. This kind of environment results in
exposing the citizens to various perspectives which can help in the overall
development of the country.

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