chunaav ek aisa tareeka hai jisase log apane ummeedavaar ya pratinidhi lokatantr ya sarakaar ke kisee any roop mein apanee pasand chun sakate hain. adhikaansh lokataantrik desh har kuchh varshon mein apane raashtreey vidhaayika ke lie nae chunaav karate hain. sansadeey pranaalee mein, vidhaayika sarakaar ke netaon ko chunatee hai. kuchh lokatantr any raashtreey adhikaariyon (jaise raashtrapati) ka chunaav karate hain. kaee lokataantrik deshon mein kshetreey, praanteey ya raajy chunaav bhee hote hain. vibhinn deshon mein chunaav aayojit karane ke vibhinn tareeke hain. matadaata kisee vyakti ko vot de sakate hain, ya ve kisee raajaneetik paartee (paartee soochee) ke lie vot kar sakate hain. aisa isalie hai kyonki vibhinn desh alag-alag matadaan pranaalee ka upayog karate hain. jo desh lokataantrik nahin hain, ve bhee chunaav kara sakate hain. yah aamataur par logon ko sthaaneey pratinidhi (meyar kee tarah) chunane ke lie kiya jaata hai. saath hee, kaee desh khud ko lokatantr kahate hain, lekin parde ke peechhe sarakaar ka ek adhik nirankush roop hai. pesepholojee chunaav ka adhyayan hai. ek lokataantrik desh ko kaaryasheel rakhane ke lie chunaav bahut mahatvapoorn hai kyonki yah logon ko apanee sarakaar ka chayan karane ka adhikaar deta hai.
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