Currently, members of the Lok Sabha are elected via a First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system. This means that for a given constituency, the candidate who receives the most number of votes in the constituency will win the seat. Each constituency is represented in the Lok Sabha by a single member.

Let's say that 1 lakh people vote in a constituency, which has 3 candidates standing for elections. Candidate A secures 40,000 votes. Candidate B secures 39,000 votes. Candidate C secures 21, 000 votes.

Under the FPTP system, candidate A would win the seat, despite the fact that a good majority of people (60,000) did not vote for candidate A.