Universal Franchise and Elections

An argument at a tea shop. A man says only educated people should be allowed to vote, so that a good government gets chosen. Shabana says that would make the government worse, not better. Who is right?

In an election Party A won 40% of all votes and Party B 35%, yet Party B won more seats. Kartik says the counting must have been rigged. Jasmeet says this can happen with no wrongdoing at all. Who is right?

Pankaj assumes India, like Britain and the United States, must have widened the vote in stages: first landowners, then all men, and women only decades later. Nomita says India did not do it that way. Who is right?

Nisha says her single vote will not change the result either way, so there is no point going. What is wrong with this argument?

Raju says voting should be done openly by a show of hands, because a secret ballot looks like people have something to hide, and openness would keep the count honest. Farida disagrees. Who is right?

Very few votes were cast at one booth this time. A leader says this clearly shows people are happy with the government. Can that conclusion be drawn?