India Votes : Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha Elections, 2001-2005

Contents: Preface. List of Participating Political Parties: 1. The festival of the people. 2. Election law. 3. Women in the poll arena. 4. Muslims at the poll. 5. The tainted in the house. 6. On electoral alliances: i. National democratic alliance: an agenda for development, good governance and peace. ii. United progressive alliance. iii. The common minimum programme. 7. Poll performance of national parties: i. Indian National Congress. ii. Bharatiya Janata Party. iii. Communist Party of India (M). iv. Communist Party of India. v. Bahujan Samaj Party. vi. Nationalist Congress Party. 8. State-wise poll analysis, constituency-wise poll data. States: 1. Andhra Pradesh. 2. Arunachal Pradesh. 3. Assam. 4. Bihar. 5. Chhattisgarh. 6. Goa. 7. Gujarat. 8. Haryana. 9. Himachal Pradesh. 10. Jammu and Kashmir. 11. Jharkhand. 12. Karnataka. 13. Kerala. 14. Madhya Pradesh. 15. Maharashtra. 16. Manipur. 17. Meghalaya. 18. Mizoram. 19. Nagaland. 20. Orissa. 21. Punjab. 22. Rajasthan. 23. Sikkim. 24. Tamil Nadu. 25. Tripura. 26. Uttar Pradesh. 27. Uttaranchal. 28. West Bengal. Union Territories: 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2. Chandigarh. 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 4. Daman and Diu. 5. The NCT of Delhi. 6. Lakshadweep. 7. Pondicherry. Party manifestoes: i. Indian National Congress. ii. Bharatiya Janata Party. iii. Communist Party of India (M). iv. Communist Party of India. v. Bahujan Samaj Party. vi. Nationalist Congress Party.

"Indian National Elections have evinced great interest in the country and abroad. They are a bulwark of the world\'s largest democracy. Over 675 million voters spread over urban, rural and inaccessible and inhospitable locations join together to elect their 4652 representatives for the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. The whole breathtaking exercise is spread over forty-five days. The book describes and analyses the A to Z of this national festival. The contents of the study have been planned in sequential style. Lead subjects have been analytically dealt with in historical perspectives. States\' profiles unfold the changes in electoral scenario in different states and union territories. All India constituency-wise poll data has been reflected with the preceding elections results. Election manifestos which the parties carry to the electorate to solicit their votes have been reproduced in original with a prefatory note. This is the third book in the \'India Votes\' series. It takes lead on the other two on several counts. Political parties agendas and pre and post-election alliances have been critically examined in the light of the original documents. State Assembly elections, so far a neglected study have been dealt with in a comprehensive way. The 37 statistical tables provide a synoptic view of electioneering since the first general elections held in 1952." (jacket)