Yasir Masood Khan
Yasir Masood Khan, M. Phil, Kingston University, London, is a Research Officer at the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad.
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Keywords: Indian Election Commission, democracy, Pakistan, fragile democracy, Western idea, Electoral reforms
Abstract
The colonial rulers’ superimposed western concept of democracy on the colonised populace of United India proved most successful in independent India, which became renowned as the world’s largest democracy from 1947 to the present. It is a very separate matter that democracy has prospered in the United States and Western Europe in modern times. Due to constitutional provisions, the formation and evolution of the Indian Election Commission, and ongoing election reforms in the country, democracy has operated quite well in India. Although Indian democracy has not yet attained perfection, Pakistan can learn from Indian democratic practises, particularly those pertaining to the administration of the Indian Election Commission.To argue this point, this work is broken into three sections, The Indian Election Commission’s Characteristics, Electoral Reforms and Democracy in India and Lessons for Pakistan This study examines the intricate link between the Indian Election Commission, the country’s electoral reforms, and democracy in India. The study then attempts to consider if the Indian experience of democracy, supported by the Indian Election Commission and a long history of electoral changes, offers any crucial lessons for improving Pakistan’s fledgling democracy.
First Published
December 25, 2014
How to Cite
Yasir Masood Khan, “Election Commission, Electoral Reforms and Democracy in India: Lessons for Pakistan,” Regional Studies 33, no.1 (Winter 2014-15): 100-139, https://regionalstudies.com.pk/wp/article/election-commission-electoral-reforms-and-democracy-in-india-lessons-for-pakistan/
Issue
Volume 33, Issue 1