Indian national elections have evinced great interest in the country and abroad. They are a bulwark of the world’s largest democracy. Over 675 million voters spread over urban, rural, and inaccessible and inhospitable locations join together to elect their 4652 representatives for the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. The whole breathtaking exercise is spread over forty five days. The book describes and analyses the A to Z of this national festival. The contents of the study have been planned in sequential style. Lead subjects have been analytically dealt with in historical perspectives. States’ profiles unfold the changes in electoral scenario in different states and Union Territories. All India constituency-wise poll data has been reflected with the preceding elections results. Election manifestos which the parties carry to the electorate to solicit their votes have been reproduced in original with a Prefatory note. This is the third book in the ‘India Votes’ series. It takes lead on the other two on several counts. Political parties agendas and pre and post-election alliances have been critically examined in the light of the original documents. State Assembly elections, so far a neglected study have been dealt with in a comprehensive way. The 37 statistical tables provide a synoptic view of electioneering since the first general elections held in 1952.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.S. Rana
An alumnus of the Universities of Allahabad and Delhi, Mr. M.S. Rana joined the profession of librarianship by choice. Love for books and scholarship is ingrained in his personality. Academic librarianship is his forte. He has served in the universities of Kurukshetra, Delhi, Meerut and the University of Roorkee. His discovery of the First Folio of the works of Mr. William Shakspeare, published in 1623, has earned him a good na,e. More than 16 national and international dailies have written about him and his fortuitous discovery. The Wall Street Journal published from New York has devoted a one full-page article on him and the 'Roorkee Shakespeare.' Mr Rana has written books, articles and letters on various aspects of librarianship. His maiden article-'Mutilation of Books...' has been cited in the Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science published by Marcel and Dekker, New York, His five books-Writings on Indian Constitution 1861-1985, Indian Government and Politics: A Bibliographical Study (1895-1980), Manifestos of National Parties: Indian Elections 1991, Bhartiya Kisan Union and Ch. Tikait and India Votes 1996, and 1999 have been very well received and reviewed. He was a regular contributor to the column 'A Window on the Past' in the Roorkee University News Bulletin. Presently he is serving as Library Advisor in Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut.
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