By Prof. M. Umapathy, Retd. Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Mysore (Continued from yesterday) In the first General Elections in 1952, there were 17 crore voters. The government expenditure on it was said to be Rs. 17.8 crore. In the General Elections of 2019, the number of voters were 90 crores….
End of E-Bonds: What next? | State Political Funding: A Democratic Alternative-1
April 13, 2024By Prof. M. Umapathy, Retd. Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Mysore The tragic story of ‘Electoral-Bonds’ (2017-2024) is a remarkable development in the growth of India’s Democracy. None other than the Supreme Court of India, in its judgment on 15th February 2024, declared it as “Unconstitutional” and ended it. E-Bonds, which…
Countdown for State Assembly Election: Democracy, Elections and Electoral Reforms
March 16, 2023Elections in India are the most corrupt in practice. Voter decides on a corrupt government or a good government. But the first imperative is, voting. So please go to the polling booth. Election time is the spring time of politics. Issues like democracy, elections and electoral reforms, all come to the fore for much discussion,…
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