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Anatomy of Indian Parliamentary Elections

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Borooah discusses the twin pillars of India’s electoral system: the Election Commission of India (ECI) which oversees and regulates the electoral activities of political parties; and the plethora of political parties which, through their candidates, seek the mandate of voters and, by doing so, subject themselves to the regulatory supervision of the ECI. He then examines features of the system of elections to India’s lower house of parliament with respect to the size of the electorate, the percentage of voters that turned out to cast their vote, and the candidates that offer themselves to the voters’ judgement. Lastly, he examines the electoral performance of candidates who had criminal charges against them.

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  • Borooah, Vani, 2014. "Anatomy of Indian Parliamentary Elections," MPRA Paper 76613, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Election Commission of India; Voter Turnout; Candidates with Criminal Charges;
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    JEL classification:

    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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