The great march of democracy :  Seven decades of India's elections / 
edited by S.Y. Quraishi. 
 - xxii, 296 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>As India gears up for its seventeenth Lok Sabha elections in 2019, the Election Commission of India, responsible for conducting elections in the country, marks the beginning of its seventieth year. This book commemorates the occasion, celebrating seven decades of the country's vibrant electoral democracy. With essays written by prominent analysts, politicians, academics, psephologists, former chief election commissioners, and many others, The Great March of Democracy covers a range of subjects from the birth and evolution of the Election Commission, the exciting story of the first electoral roll and the first general elections, to the criminalization of politics, electoral reforms, and so on.  
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670092284 0670092282 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018330757 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB963555  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>019348366  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Election Commission of India.<br/>Election Commission of India.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Since 1947 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elections--History.--India<br/>Democracy--History.--India<br/>Voting--History.--India<br/>Political participation--History.--India<br/>Democracy.<br/>Elections.<br/>Political participation.<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Voting.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Politics and government--1947-<br/>India.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ292  / .G74 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.954 QUR