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This introductory article briefly presents some of the key theoretical propositions that are brought forward by this body of literature, but also by anthropological works on South Asia, namely (i) the intrinsic plurality of the meanings and forms of political representation; (ii) the centrality and pervasive-ness of representation processes in p...
Apr 15, 2024 · As India goes to the polls in 2024, this paper examines the interplay between two dominant narratives on India today: the country’s rise as an increasingly prominent geopolitical and economic actor; and concerns about democratic backsliding.
- Kicking The Can Down The Road
- How Bad Is India’s Malapportionment?
- Reimagining The 2014 Elections
- Possible Solutions
- Notes
Proportional representation is enshrined in India’s constitution, which governs the allocation of seats in the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha (or “House of the People”). Article 81 requires that each state receive seats in proportion to its population and allocate those seats to constituencies of roughly equal size. Proportional represent...
The ultimate outcome of this persistent deferral is severely unequal representation. Malapportionment was already serious by 2001, when politicians moved to delay seat readjustment for a second time. Writing then, political scientist Alistair McMillandocumented just how drastic over- and underrepresentation had become. According to the 2001 Census,...
Unsurprisingly, reapportionment carries profound implications for political parties. Parties with bases concentrated in fast-growing northern states—like the current ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—would gain power at the expense of southern regional heavyweights. To illustrate, we simulate the impacts of reapportioning seats on the basis of th...
Barring another constitution amendment, parliamentary seats will not be reallocated until after the 2031 Census. However, this fact should not delay a comprehensive federal discussion of the various dimensions of interstate inequality, including the tricky issue of representation. What solutions might policymakers envision? The first strategy is si...
1In other words, states could internally redraw electoral constituencies to ensure their roughly equal size. However, there would be no changes to the numbers of seats assigned to states. 2The Webster method proceeds as follows: divide the number of seats in the house by the total population. Then divide each state’s population by this “divisor,” r...
May 9, 2016 · Democratic theory has recently been marked by a “‘rediscovery’ of representation,” 1 which came after several decades of intense focus on participation, and more lately on deliberation—two dimensions that seemed to offer brighter promises in terms of deepening of democracy.
- Stéphanie Tawa Lama-Rewal
- 2016
Jul 19, 2019 · Political participation and representation are pillars of a successful democracy. This article explores Indian democracy from the perspective of village-based Dalit women; it is about how Dalit women understand and engage with the ‘political’ and how they see their representatives.
- Ishita Mehrotra
- 2019
Jan 15, 2024 · In India, the three pillars of democracy, namely legislature, executive and judiciary, working independently and still interconnected, along with a free press and media provide a structure for a truly functional democracy.
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Jan 25, 2021 · Ambedkar’s concepts and ideas about democracy can be seen as a part of his attempt to build an inclusive nation where the old governing class of traditional elites was not in a position to reproduce past caste and community-based hierarchies.
