The First Past the Post System (FPTP) is an electoral system used in India, among other countries. In this system, the entire country is divided into small geographical units called constituencies, and every constituency elects one representative. A voter votes for one candidate, and the candidate who gets more votes than other candidates is declared the winner. The winning candidate need not get a majority, i.e. 50%+1 of the votes.

The FPTP system encourages voters from different social groups to come together to win an election in a locality. In a large and diverse country like India, a proportional representation system would encourage each community to form its own nationwide party.

The major effect of the electoral system, at least until 1977, was to guarantee majority governments based on a minority of voter support. The FPTP electoral system is widely seen to be unfair, and many attempts have been made to improve or replace it in countries where it is in use. However, the system does have a number of advantages, such as being simpler and more familiar than other voting methods like the Proportional Representation (PR) method.

In summary, the First Past the Post System (FPTP) used in India is an electoral system where the candidate with the most votes in a constituency is declared elected. It has both benefits and drawbacks, and there have been attempts to improve or replace it.