The electorates are the key players in the true functioning of the democracy, destined to exercise their will with their sovereignty to elect the members of the Parliament and assemblies. In this way, they play an effective role in the indirect mode of political participation, called the elections, and by their right to vote called the franchise or suffrage. The evolution of the idea of electorates in United India is an interesting episode of South Asian History in terms of the British legacy. How this idea evolved and flourished here is the core theme of article in hand which highlights the efforts of Indians in securing their constitutional rights through peaceful struggle which is a great lesson for today’s terrorism-stricken world. 
LSE’s Dr Mukulika Banerjee introduces a new interdisciplinary research project that will examine ele...
An introduction to a special issue on constitutionalism and the evolution of democracy in Indi
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Elections are one of the most important features of the democratic process which constitutes the sig...
Borooah reviews the major developments in Indian politics from Independence in 1947 till the latest ...
India’s freedom signalled the end of European imperialism and new start of rule of people in India t...
This thesis analyses the emergence of representative government in India both in the central and in ...
Britain’s justification for colonial rule in India stressed the impossibility of Indian self-governm...
Based on the electoral history of past 13 General Elections in the country, the paper argues that wh...
The starting point of this dissertation is the persistent political underrepresentation of Muslims i...
Where there are numerous small political parties, as in India, the electoral system neither reflect...
© 2016 by Duke University Press. The essays in this special section make a significant intervention ...
An attempt is made in this article about the dominion status of India in pre- independence era. The ...
Borooah discusses the twin pillars of India’s electoral system: the Election Commission of India (EC...
A type of governance known as democracy is one in which members of the population take part in the m...
LSE’s Dr Mukulika Banerjee introduces a new interdisciplinary research project that will examine ele...
An introduction to a special issue on constitutionalism and the evolution of democracy in Indi
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India’s social landscape remains marred by ...
Elections are one of the most important features of the democratic process which constitutes the sig...
Borooah reviews the major developments in Indian politics from Independence in 1947 till the latest ...
India’s freedom signalled the end of European imperialism and new start of rule of people in India t...
This thesis analyses the emergence of representative government in India both in the central and in ...
Britain’s justification for colonial rule in India stressed the impossibility of Indian self-governm...
Based on the electoral history of past 13 General Elections in the country, the paper argues that wh...
The starting point of this dissertation is the persistent political underrepresentation of Muslims i...
Where there are numerous small political parties, as in India, the electoral system neither reflect...
© 2016 by Duke University Press. The essays in this special section make a significant intervention ...
An attempt is made in this article about the dominion status of India in pre- independence era. The ...
Borooah discusses the twin pillars of India’s electoral system: the Election Commission of India (EC...
A type of governance known as democracy is one in which members of the population take part in the m...
LSE’s Dr Mukulika Banerjee introduces a new interdisciplinary research project that will examine ele...
An introduction to a special issue on constitutionalism and the evolution of democracy in Indi
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India’s social landscape remains marred by ...