Representative Democracy In a direct democracy, citizens directly participate in decision-making processes, voting on laws and policies themselves. However, representative democracy, a more common form, involves citizens electing officials to make decisions on their behalf. This system is designed to manage the complexities of modern governance, where direct participation by all citizens in every decision is impractical. While direct democracy offers greater direct control to citizens, it can be inefficient for large, complex societies. Representative democracy, on the other hand, provides a more manageable and efficient way to govern. India, with a population of upwards of 140 crores, was never envisioned to be a democracy for obvious reasons, but a representative democracy. Thus, it becomes imperative that the elected representative is not only in sync with the pulse of his constituents, but also represents their voice in the parliament. However, neither is it a mandate that this
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