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Fixing electoral boundaries in India : Laws, processes, outcomes, and implications for political representation / edited by Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and K.C. Sivaramakrishnan

Contributor(s): Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 279 p. ; ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780199458448
  • 0199458448
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.954 ALA
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Contents:
List of Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and K.C. Sivaramakrishnan; Chapter 1: The Concept of Constituency Andrew Rehfeld; Chapter 2 Drawing Electoral Boundaries in India: Institutions and Laws Suvrajyoti Gupta; Chapter 3 Delimitation in India: A Politico-historical Overview K.C. Sivaramakrishnan; Chapter 4: One Person, One Vote, Different Values: Comparing Delimitation Practices in India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States Lisa Handley; Chapter 5: Fourth Delimitation of Electoral Constituencies: A Critical Assessment Sanjay Kumar; Chapter 6: Identity, Identification, and Political Representation: The Missing Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh A.K. Verma; Chapter 7 Selection of Reserved Seats: Laws, Procedures, Practices, and Implications for Equality of Political Opportunity Mohd. Sanjeer Alam; Chapter 8 Delimitation and Political (Under)representation of Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh Mirza Asmer Beg; Chapter 9: Incumbency in Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Assessing the Impact of Delimitation Ajit Karnik and Mala Lalvani i; Chapter 10 Delimiting Boundaries of the Third Tier of Democracy: A Note Bhanu Joshi; Chapter 11: Socio-economic Profiles for India's Old Electoral Constituencies, 1971 and 2001 Rikhil R. Bhavnani and Francesca Refsum Jensenius; Chapter 12 Matching Census Tracts and Electoral Boundaries: The Bottom-up Aggregation Approach Mohd. Sanjeer Alam; Bibliography Index
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262). and index.

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
Mohd. Sanjeer Alam and K.C. Sivaramakrishnan;
Chapter 1: The Concept of Constituency Andrew Rehfeld;
Chapter 2 Drawing Electoral Boundaries in India: Institutions and Laws Suvrajyoti Gupta;
Chapter 3 Delimitation in India: A Politico-historical Overview K.C. Sivaramakrishnan;
Chapter 4: One Person, One Vote, Different Values: Comparing Delimitation Practices in India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States Lisa Handley;
Chapter 5: Fourth Delimitation of Electoral Constituencies: A Critical Assessment Sanjay Kumar;
Chapter 6: Identity, Identification, and Political Representation: The Missing Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh A.K. Verma;
Chapter 7 Selection of Reserved Seats: Laws, Procedures, Practices, and Implications for Equality of Political Opportunity Mohd. Sanjeer Alam;
Chapter 8 Delimitation and Political (Under)representation of Minorities: The Case of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh Mirza Asmer Beg;
Chapter 9: Incumbency in Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Assessing the Impact of Delimitation
Ajit Karnik and Mala Lalvani i;
Chapter 10 Delimiting Boundaries of the Third Tier of Democracy: A Note Bhanu Joshi;
Chapter 11: Socio-economic Profiles for India's Old Electoral Constituencies, 1971 and 2001
Rikhil R. Bhavnani and Francesca Refsum Jensenius;
Chapter 12 Matching Census Tracts and Electoral Boundaries: The Bottom-up Aggregation Approach
Mohd. Sanjeer Alam;
Bibliography
Index