WOMEN IN POLITICS
Deciphering low Election Sex Ratios

Why are there so few women in electoral politics at the state and national level? The biggest reason is that in the absence of reservation, political parties deny tickets to women.

#Gender and Leadership #Government
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
EPIC+Aadhaar: Promises and dangers
VOTER IDENTIFICATION : EPIC+Aadhaar: Promises and dangers

Data governance in India is evolving. Against that background, what are the potential benefits and risks of the proposal by the Election Commission to link voter IDs to Aadhaar numbers?

#E-Govt #Government
ELECTRONIC VOTING
EVMs: conspiracy of silence?
ELECTRONIC VOTING : EVMs: conspiracy of silence?

Why have the media bought the view that EVMs are infallible when some experts – and the Supreme Court – disagree? Ravikiran Shinde dissects the issue.

#Media
MONEY POWER IN ELECTIONS
Cash inside pens and gift cards: Challenges before the EC

There is a lot that happens in the background to make sure that every Indian election - like the just concluded Bihar assembly election - is conducted fairly, freely and peacefully. Smarak Swain, who was on election duty in Bihar reports on the challenges faced by the Election Commission of India and how it is overcoming them effectively.

#Government #Laws
ECI MISSION: NERPA
Linking Aadhaar to EPIC for cleaner voter lists

The Election Commission of India is introducing The National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme with a view to eliminating duplication and erroneous deletions in electoral rolls across the country.

#Government
ELECTION TRIVIA
Delhi’s big battle in figures

As Delhi readies for the fiercely contested Assembly elections, here are a few details beyond the din of the campaigns that we bet you didn’t know! S Venkatraman captures them in an infographic.

#Government #DELHI
CLASS POLITICS
What have the reserved constituencies voted for?

In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 66 out of 131 seats reserved for SC/ST candidates, which is the highest for any single party since 1991. Prabhu Mallikarjunan looks at the statistics and tries to decipher what this says for voting behaviour in these constituencies.

#Caste #Government
AAP IN PUNJAB
Why Punjab still holds aloft the flag of 'new politics'

While the entire country appeared unimpressed by the Aam Aadmi Party and its promises, Punjab not only sent four of its candidates to the Lok Sabha, but also overcame the rural-urban divide in its mandate for the party. Srinivasan Ramani explores why.

#Government #PUNJAB
INDIA'S VERDICT
The many nails in the UPA coffin

How strong was the Modi wave? Did recent state elections impact voter choice in parliamentary elections? Did better performing MPs necessarily augur well for their parties? A statistical analysis by Srinivasan Ramani finds interesting linkages between these and the UPA drubbing.

#Government
THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY
Corruption: Do we really care?
THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY : Corruption: Do we really care?

Did corruption as an issue only create noise, or did it really impact voter choice in the 16th Lok Sabha elections? Prabhu Mallikarjunan finds that the answer may not be very straighforward or simple.

#Law and Order #Government
VERDICT 2014
The AAP phenomenon: Too early for an epitaph

The results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections apparently point to an abysmal failure of new politics as championed by the Aam Aadmi Party, but a deeper look by Himanshu Upadhyaya suggests all may not be over just as yet.

#OP-ED
ELECTION RESULTS 2014
A dream come true, but can it seed another?

The overwhelming mandate won by the BJP under Narendra Modi has led to continuing upward rally in the markets, but can it also inspire similar cheer in the social space? Shankar Jaganathan remains optimistic.

#Government Opinions #Education #Health #OP-ED
VOTER TURNOUT ANALYSIS
The message from voters in 2014
VOTER TURNOUT ANALYSIS : The message from voters in 2014

Combining provisional voter turnout data and the perceptions of MP performance based on the Daksh-ADR survey, Srinivasan Ramani attempts to make reasonable assessments about what could be behind the high turnouts in this Lok Sabha elections.

#Government
MONEY POWER IN A DEMOCRACY
The rich and famous funding elections - why not?

Any election campaign and process needs money, and as long as the exercise of money power is well-regulated, it can never thwart the power of the people, feels P V Rajeev.

#OP-ED
NOTES FROM VARANASI
Voices Modi and Kejriwal must listen to, beyond the noise

Days before the much-hyped showdown between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi, Prabhu Mallikarjunan pays a visit to the holy city to know more about the loyalties and concerns of people on the ground.

#Cities #Government #Society #UTTAR PRADESH

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