Dynamics Parliamentary Elections in an Indian State

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About the Book The present work Dynamics of Parliamentary Elections in an India with special reference to Haryana is a comprehensive study of electoral political process since the British rule. The focus of the work is mainly on the analytical description of the Lok Sabha elections from 1952 to 2024 while covering the perception of public, manifestos of different political parties, their campaigning methods, support base etc. The emergence of several splinter groups and their impact on the electoral process has also been examined. In all, it is a wonderful document having all sorts of electoral data pertaining to nominations, contestants, winners of different political parties as well as Independents. Moreover, the data relating to individual candidates in also taken up. It is hoped that the readers and policy makers would be benefited after going through work.

About the Author Dr. Neera started her teaching career in 2006 as a consultant to teach the M.A. classes, Political Science in Directorate of Distance Education, M.D. University, Rohtak. At the same time she has been teaching the degree classes in AlJHM College, at Rohtak since 2009. She has obtained her Μ.Α. (Political Science) degree with first division. She also did her masters in Public Administration with first division and a gold medal in M.Phil. She topped the University Research Scholarship Entrance Examination of Political Science and secured Ph.D. degree in 2009. She has qualified NET in June 2013. She has been teaching in AlJHM College on regular basis since 2013. She has 3 books and 26 well researched papers to her credit. She has attended more than two dozen seminars and has contributed several papers. Dr. Anju Rani has an outstanding academic career with first division throughout. She won distinction in M.Phil in Political Science. She has obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2012. She has authored 2 books and 8 research papers. She has taught for about in 3 years in CRA Girls College, Sonepat.

Foreword Psephological studies in India have largely down attention of electors, thanks to exit polls and media to predictions, and thus have generated interest among the maases and intelligentsia are getting know the patterns of voting and historical accounts as well as changes thus have taken placer since the times of formation of constituent assembly and thereafter. The percussions of this formation cannot be fully comprehended with understanding the elections that took place couple of years later for the India Republic. The introduction of bicameral system and the taking over of the reins of the governance by the first prime minister of India have been beautifully chronicled in the book that you have in hands. I am sure the appreciable work undertaken by the principal author Prof Chahar and his mates will provide the understandings of discretion to choose the representatives and the liberty that the voters enjoy in this large participatory democratic country of the world. The simplicity with which the technicalities of this transparent and efficacious system of periodical elections have been described will be of great help to the ones who are interested in knowing the patterns that have existed so far during formation of governments and to those who art more concerned with the details dust may be meaningful to the specialists. I am sanguine that the chronicling of the elections in India in the present work will be useful for educational institutions and governmental organizations to undertake further descriptive and diagnostic research on the issue as well as use it as a reference book for apprehending the inner nature of elections that are sometimes perceived as obscure. The constitutional scheme in India makes it clear that the legislature and the executive authority of the centre as well as the states have been placed in the hands of the representatives chosen by people at regular intervals. The introduction of universal adult suffrage and the abolition of communal electorate are some of the most progressive and radical features of the Indian Constitution. The readers will get a glimpse of such features in a specially earmarked chapter in the present work. Despite the growing importance of the parliamentary elections, to my knowledge only a few studies in the field have been conducted in Haryana so far. I am sure the team of researchers under the leadership of Dr Chahar has made an appreciable attempt to examine the electoral process of the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana since 1967, post the formation of this state, which would help better appreciation of electoral process specifically at the state level, I congratulate Prof. Chahar and his team for their initiative.

Preface Election studies in India have gained prime importance during the last two decades or so. In Indian universities, a lot of work has been done on different Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha elections from different perspectives. In common man's view, elections are a means of socio-economic and political change in the country. Political education, mass mobilization and mass participation also take place through the electoral process. The political awakening among the masses is raised to the climax by the electoral environment. In democracies elections are an important method to test the legitimacy of a political system. They provide an opportunity to various segments of society to capture the levers of power and thereby influence the process of decision-making. General elections thus are a trial to strength among various social forces competing with one another for capturing the position of power. Elections are particularly conspicuous and revealing aspects of most contemporary political systems. In democratic, secular, socialist India, the administrative set up at the Centre and State levels is based on adult franchise, direct elections, individual freedom, and competitive parties.

Introduction Election studies in India have become quite popular during the last two decades. In India, a lot of studies been conducted on parliament and state assembly elections from different perspectives. In common man's view elections are an instrument of transforming the socio-economic conditions in the country. Political education, mass mobilization and mass participation also take place through the electoral process. The public is educated politically by getting its maximum participation in electoral process. In democracies elections are an important method to test the legitimacy of a political system. They provide an opportunity to various segments of society to capture the levers of power and thereby influence the process of decision-making. General elections thus are a trial to strength among various social forces competing with one another for capturing the position of power. Elections are particularly conspicuous and revealing aspects of most contemporary political systems. In democratic, secular, socialist India, the democratic set up at the centre and state levels is based on adult franchise, direct elections, individual freedom, and competitive parties.