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Electoral democracy? : an inquiry into the fairness and integrity of elections in India / edited by M.G. Devasahayam. - First ed. - xxix, 292 p. : 22 cm

Contents
SECTION I: Democracy Principles and EVM-VVPAT Voting;
1. Democracy Principles' and India's Electoral Process;
2. Report of the Citizens' Commission on Elections;
3. Is the Indian EVM and VVPAT System Fit for Democratic Elections?;
4. Unsuitability of Internet Voting, and Blockchain Versus Public Bulletin Board for Integrity of Elections and Electoral Rolls;
5. Prashant Agrawal, Subodh Sharma and Subhashis Banerjee;
6. Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage Could Sink Electoral Democracy;
SECTION II: Free and Fair Elections in India;
7. Are Elections in India Free and Fair?
8.The Electoral Roll and Exclusion of Vulnerable Sections from Voting;
9. Harsh Mander and Venkatesan Ramani;
10. Criminalisation, Money Power and Elections in India;
11. Whither Enforcement of Model Code of Conduct?;
12. Media Helps Rulers While Election Commission Looks the Other Way;
13. Election Commission's Partisan and Controversial Functioning;
SECTION III: Special Articles;
14. Assembly Elections in West Bengal, 2021;
15. Major Issues Concerning and Fair Elections: The Case of TVV-MV West Bengal;
16. Assembly Elections in Bihar 2020;
17. Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu, 2021;
18. Thomas Franco and Hari Paranthaman;
19. Vulnerabilities in the EVM-VVPAT Process;
20. Putting the Election Commission and the Elections Back on the Rail;





ISBN: 9798885250986 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Elections--India.
Electronic voting--India.
Political corruption--India.
Democracy--India.

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