(i) Candidates and parties with a lot of money may not be sure of their victory but they do enjoy a big and unfair advantage over smaller parties and independents. (ii) In some parts of the country, candidates with criminal connection have been able to push others out of the electoral race and to secure a ticket from major parties. (iii) Some families tend to dominate political parties. Tickets are distributed to relatives from these families.

Challenges to a fair election       

Explanation:

All the point mention or given in the question are challenges to a fair and free election process.

Election may be defined as an procedure to select or elect any person as a member of an organization or as an official. Here people cast their vote to their favorite person whom they want to choose and elect as their official. Though election is a just and fair process but there are several challenges to it.

It is seen that parties with more money try to influence their voters. Some candidates may have contact with the criminals and they use these contacts to play unfair means and try to win the election. While there are some families which have a dominance in the political parties and they try to win their family members in the election.