Electoral Practice and the Election Commission of India
Politics, Institutions and Democracy

A study of the Election Commission's contribution to the Indian democratic process from 1990 to 2019.

Manjari Katju (Author)

9781009346863, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 September 2023

266 pages
23.7 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.47 kg

'Electoral Practice and the Election Commission of India is crucial to the well-being of this great democracy. Manjari Katju has produced a perceptive and extremely valuable analysis of its huge importance, its remarkable achievements over the years and the dangers that it now faces.' James Manor, Professor Emeritus, School of Advanced Study, University of London

The book offers an insight into the contribution of Election Commission to the Indian democratic process through its regulatory role in conducting elections between 1990 and 2019. It elaborates upon its interactions with pivotal state institutions - the Parliament, Supreme Court, and political parties - to streamline democratic procedures during this period. It demonstrates a comparison between important electoral procedures in India and other liberal democracies (the Canada, US, UK, South Africa among others) to highlight the role of electoral institutions in democratisation. It also studies the socio-political situatedness of the Election Commission as a body that moulds the political culture in India.

Acknowledgements
List of Tables
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Institutions, Institutionalisation and Politics
3. Transforming India and the Role of Election Commission
4. Election Commission: Leading the Electoral Administration
5. Political Parties, Event of Elections and Election Commission
6. Contestant Information and Voters' Rights
7. Election Violence
8. Campaign Funding and Spending
9. Initiatives to Raise Voter Participation
10. Conclusion
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]