Explanation:

First Past the Post (FPTP) system

• The reason for the popularity and success of the FPTP system is its simplicity. The entire election system is extremely simple to understand even for common voters who may have no specialized knowledge about politics and elections.
• There is also a clear choice presented to the voters at the time of elections. Voters have to simply endorse a candidate or a party while voting. Depending on the nature of actual politics, voters may either give greater importance to the party or to the candidate or balance the two.
• The FPTP system offers voters a choice not simply between parties but speci fi c candidates. In other electoral systems, especially PR systems, voters are often asked to choose a party and the representatives are elected on the basis of party lists. As a result, there is no one representative who represents and is responsible for one locality.
• In constituency-based system like the FPTP, the voters know who their own representative is and can hold him or her accountable.
• This system generally gives the largest party or coalition some extra bonus seats, more than their share of votes would allow. Thus, this system makes it possible for parliamentary government to function smoothly and effectively by facilitating the formation of a stable government.
• Finally, the FTPT system encourages voters from different social groups to come together to win an election in a locality. In a diverse country like India, a Proportional Representation (PR) system would encourage each community to form its own nation-wide party.