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020 _a9789353882730
_qhbk.
035 _aJGU
040 _beng
041 _aeng
100 1 _aChakrabarty, Bidyut,
_eauthor
_95363
245 1 0 _aReconceptualizing Indian democracy :
_bthe changing electorate /
_cBidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bSage,
_c2020.
520 _a"Although the adoption of a democratic system of government based on universal adult franchise has been considered a gamble on the part of the fathers of the Indian constitution, it has undoubtedly paid rich dividends in terms of establishing India as one of the most vibrant democracies in the world. Reconceptualizing Indian Democracy adopts a new prism in analysing the institutional vibrancy and functional dynamism of democratic experiences in India. It suggests that elections are not only mechanisms that change the political guard, but also devices for reconceptualizing the politico-constitutional fabric on which the Indian polity rests. Among the different factors that have made democracy a way of life for Indian people, elections, particularly the Lok Sabha elections, stand out prominently. In the first four general elections, the electorate appeared duty bound to vote for the Congress, but the 5th Lok Sabha elections saw a real churning in the political psyche of the common people. The book, thus, begins with an exploration of the 5th Lok Sabha elections and comprehensively studies each of the general elections from the 5th (1971) to the 17th (2019). By directing attention to the processes changing the texture of Indian democracy, the book highlights the inputs that democratic experiences in India offer to both the literature on democracy and to democratic experiences across the world"--
610 1 0 _aIndia.
_bParliament.
_bLok Sabha
_xElections.
_91254941
650 0 _aRepresentative government and representation
_zIndia.
_91218358
651 0 _aIndia politics and government
_y1977-
_91634755
700 1 _aPandey, Rajendra Kumar,
_eauthor
_936233
999 _c2517475
_d2517475