Forty Years of World’s Largest Democracy

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"Half of the people on earth who live in a society with civil liberties live in India", remarked Daniel Moynihan, a former U.S. ambassador to India. The fascinating story of voting in the world’s largest democracy is told in this book. It provides factual data on electors, voters and the fortunes of all-India and regional political parties in the elections held during the last forty years to the Lok Sabha and the State assemblies. It also examines the issues which figured in the election manifestoes and campaigning of the principal contending parties in the latest elections to the ninth Lok Sabha held in November 1989. Many of these ranging from poverty and illiteracy to communalism, corruption and electoral reforms are problems that the country will continue to have to cope with in the coming years. It is appropriate that this publication should have been sponsored by the Press Trust of India. The book includes tables, charts and maps depicting the outcome of the successive elections to the Lok Sabha and the State assemblies. Also eight pages of photographs which capture the atmosphere of the latest elections. Readers will find this book a valuable reference work to understand the changing political scene in a vibrant democracy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR G. Balachandran

Dr. G. Balachandran has a background of specialisation in electrical engineering, computer science and economic theory. He worked for several years as Development Correspondent of the Hindu, Madras. In recent years he has developed a keen interest in psephology, and has established himself as an expert in this field with his modified cube law model for election prognosis.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR G.N.S. Raghavan

G.N.S. Raghavan is a seasoned journalist who has worked both in the private sector and in official media; he initiated path-breaking experiments in localized communication as director of the field publicity organization. His publications include ‘Development and Communication in India: Elitist Growth and Mass Deprivation’ (1992) and ‘The Press in India: A New History’ (1994), both published by Gyan.

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Title
Forty Years of World’s Largest Democracy
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8121203325
Length
x+121p., Figures; Tables; Maps; 23cm.
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