What makes an election democratic?

In short, Democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."

Definition :

Democracy "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." 

The conditions of a democratic election are:

* Every citizen should have one vote ad every vote should have an equal value.

* Voters choose from the political parties and candidates should be free to contest elections giving the voters a real choice.

* Elections should be held at regular intervals.

* The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.

* Elections should be conducted in free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish.