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............................................................................................................................. Description This second edition of How India Votes - Election Laws, Practice and Procedure is a comprehensive commentary, incorporating all aspects of the Indian electoral system. It provides detailed information on the practices and procedures relating to elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President, the Indian Parliament and State Legislatures. The current edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include all relevant case law and judicial pronouncements. New appendices have been added, and information updated, which will make this edition an invaluable reference for election officers, political parties and candidates, legal practitioners, media personnel, psephologists, professors'and students alike. ............................................................................................................................. Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Parliament of India Chapter 3. State Legislatures Chapter 4. The President of India and The Vice-President of India Chapter 5. The Election Commission and Election Machinery Chapter 6. Delimitation of Constituencies Chapter 7. Electoral Rolls and Electors’ Identity Cards Chapter 8. Qualification and Disqualification for Membership of Parliament and State Legislatures Chapter 9. Election Programme Chapter 10. Nominations, Security and Withdrawals of Candidatures Chapter 11. Political Parties and Election Symbols Chapter 12. Campaign Period Chapter 13. Poll Chapter 14. Counting of Votes Chapter 15. Declaration of Results and Constitution of Houses Chapter 16. Electoral Corrupt Practices and Electoral Offences Chapter 17. Election Disputes Chapter 18. Conclusion Appendices I - Council of States II - House of the People III - State Legislative Assemblies IV - State Legislative Councils V - Local Authorities' Constituencies of State Legislative Councils VI - Presidents of India VII - Presidential Election, 2002 VIII - Vice-Presidents of India IX - Election Commission of India - Model Code of Conduct for the Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates X - Counting of Votes Under Proportional Representation System by Means of Single Transferable Vote - Sample Result Sheet XI - Extracts from the Constitution XII - Indian Penal Code, I860 XIII - The Representation of the People Act, 1950 XIV - The Representation of the People Act, 1951 XV - The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 XVI - Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 XVII - The Delimitation Act, 2002 XVIII - The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 XIX - The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 XX - The Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950 XXI - The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 Index ............................................................................................................................. Author Details V.S. Rama Devi has held the distinguished office of Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. She was also the Chief Election Commissioner of India in 1990. She also held several other eminent positions, like, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha; Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law; Member Secretary, Law Commission of India. She has" represented India in several international fora and conferences all over the world and holds prominent positions in various international and national bodies, like, Statute Law Society of London, the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association, Governor on the Court of Governors of Administrative Staff College of India. She has also been conferred significant awards and honorific titles by the President of India and other eminent institutions in diverse fields. Besides co-authoring the first edition of this book, she has also written several literary works, and is a regular contributor on legal topics. S.K. Mendiratta is the Legal Advisor to the Election Commission of India and Delimitation Commission of India. He has served the Election Commission of India for 42 years in various capacities as Director (Law), Principal Secretary, etc. In 2004, he functioned as UN appointed International Member (Election Commissioner) of Afghanistan Joint Electoral Management Body, which conducted the first ever Presidential election in Afghanistan, under the aegis of the United Nations. Earlier, he also worked as technical resource person in electoral laws and procedures in South Africa, Nigeria, Malawi, Sweden, South Korea and Bhutan under the Commonwealth Secretariat, IFES, IDEA, NDI and UNDP. Apart from co-authoring the first edition of this book, he has also authored volume 16 of the Halsbury's Laws of India, dealing with election laws. .............................................................................................................................
